In the Valley of Elah

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Tommy Lee Jones	Hank Deerfield
Charlize Theron	Det. Emily Sanders
Joseph Bertot	Juan
Brent Briscoe	Detective Hodge
Devin Brochu	David Sanders
Josh Brolin	Chief Buchwald
Mehcad Brooks	Specialist Ennis Long
Wes Chatham	Sargeant Penning
Barry Corbin	Arnold Bickman
Jason Patric	Lt. Kirklander
Susan Sarandon	Joan Deerfield
James Franco	Sgt. Dan Carnelli
Frances Fisher	Evie
Jake McLaughlin	Spc. Gordon Bonner

Director	Paul Haggis
Producer	Paul Haggis; Patrick Wachsberger; Karim Abouobayd; Laurence Becsey
Writer	Paul Haggis; Mark Boal
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Musician	Mark Isham

Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) just recently returned from Iraq, leaving behind his sordid experiences but never being able to forget them. He mysteriously disappears, leaving his parents confused and worried. His father, war veteran Hank (Tommy Lee Jones), and mother, Joan (Susan Sarandon) are worried about what he’s gotten himself into. Detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) becomes involved with the case, and finds herself becoming personally attached to the family. When Mike’s body is found, dismembered and destroyed, everyone begins to learn the truth about what he and his friends really did in Iraq. Maybe the horror of their own acts was just too much for Mike and his friends to handle.