2010 Sundance Film Festival : The Dry Land

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The Dry Land

Ryan Piers Williams 2009

Categories: U.S. Dramatic Competition, First Feature, Political, World Premiere

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Run time: 92 min. | U.S.A. | Language: Spanish/English with English subtitles | color

James (Ryan O’Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle—reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can’t fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy (Wilmer Valderrama), who provides him with compassion and camaraderie during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people—at least on the surface.

This moving, taut story of redemption and reconstruction extends beyond a post-traumatic-stress-disorder narrative. O’Nan is heartbreaking as he explores the depths of his internal struggle; Ferrera fearlessly tackles her role of a young wife in turmoil. The Dry Land is about one man’s fight within his own terrain—his country, home, and mind—and his journey to rebuild what he’s lost.

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time	event code	venue	calendar
12:15 PM Sun, Jan 24	DRYLA24CD	Eccles Theatre	+ add to cal
2:15 PM Mon, Jan 25	DRYLA25RA	Racquet Club	+ add to cal
6:00 PM Tue, Jan 26	DRYLA26BE	Broadway Centre Cinemas VI	+ add to cal
8:30 AM Wed, Jan 27	DRYLA27RM	Racquet Club	+ add to cal
6:00 PM Thu, Jan 28	DRYLA28LE	Library Center Theatre	+ add to cal
9:00 PM Fri, Jan 29	DRYLA29SN	Screening Room, Sundance Resort	+ add to cal

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Cast & Crew

director	Ryan Piers Williams

screenwriter	Ryan Piers Williams
Cast	Ryan O'Nan, America Ferrera, Jason Ritter, Wilmer Valderrama, Melissa Leo, June Diane Raphael
executive producer	Sergio Aguero, America Ferrera
producer	Heather Rae
composer	Dean Parks
cinematographer	Gavin Kelly
editor	Sabine Hoffman
casting director	Jeanne McCarthy, Nicole Abellera

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Rated 4.0/5 Stars my rating click to rate 1 2 3 4 5 leahcat 9:55 PM		a very powerful film and one that the director and actors feel VERY strongly about, which makes it even more impressive. their talk after the film about how it's going to be shown overseas and at bases here in the US is something that is so needed. No questions about if it's been picked up for distribution or profit or anything else -- it's a movie made for a REASON and it's a good reason we've long ignored.