| Of Men and War | |
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| Directed by | Laurent Bécue-Renard |
| Written by | Laurent Bécue-Renard |
| Produced by | Laurent Bécue-Renard Isidore Bethel Heinz Dill Elisabeth Garbar Thierry Garrel |
| Cinematography | Camille Cottagnoud |
| Edited by | Isidore Bethel Charlotte Boigeol Sophie Brunet |
| Music by | Kudsi Erguner |
Production companies | Alice Films Télévision Suisse Romande |
| Distributed by | Why Not Productions Alice Films |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Countries | France Switzerland |
| Language | English |
Of Men and War (French: Des hommes et de la guerre) is a 2014 documentary film by Laurent Bécue-Renard. It explores the psychological legacy of war on a group of American veterans returning from conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. The men are undergoing trauma therapy at The Pathway Home, a residential treatment program on the grounds of the Veterans Home in Yountville, CA until 2018.[1][2] Over the course of five years, they participate in group therapy and one-on-one sessions and gradually transform their trauma into narratives of survival before returning home to their wives, children, and parents.[3] The film premiered in the Special Screenings section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.[4] The film won the VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary at the 2014 International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[5] It received a European Film Award for Best Documentary nomination at the 27th European Film Awards and screened at the Museum of Modern Art's Documentary Fortnight.[6][7]
The Pathway Home suspended its operations indefinitely and placed its patients in other programs after a gunman killed three staff members in a 2018 murder-suicide.[8][9]
- ^ Yune, Howard (26 May 2016). "Film showcasing Pathway Home veterans runs on TV on Memorial Day". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Poole, Robert M. (September 2010). "The Pathway Home Makes Inroads in Treating PTSD". Smithsonian Magazine. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ ""Addressing Their Wounds is a Revolution": Laurent Bécue-Renard on Of Men and War". Filmmaker. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Of Men and War". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "28 November: Of Men and War wins VPRO IDFA Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary IDFA". International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "'Ida,' 'Leviathan' Top European Film Awards Nominations". Variety. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Of Men and War". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ "Yountville's Pathway Home closing indefinitely following fatal shootings". Napa Valley Register. Napa, CA: Lee Enterprises. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- ^ Warren, Christi (17 April 2018). "Slow recovery underway at Yountville veterans campus after deadly shooting". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, CA: Sonoma Media Investments, LLC. Retrieved 21 May 2018.