In the Valley of Elah
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paul Haggis
Charlize Theron
Jo Harvey Allen
Babak Tafti
Frances Fisher
Wes Chatham
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
On his first weekend back after serving in Iraq, Mike Deerfield goes missing and is reported AWOL. When Hank Deerfield, a former military MP and his wife Joan get the phone call with the disturbing news, Hank sets out to search for their son. Emily Sanders, a police detective in the jurisdiction where Mike was last seen, reluctantly helps him in his search. As the evidence grows, her missing person's case begins to look more and more like foul play, and soon Sanders finds herself in a fight with the military brass as she and Hank struggle to keep control of the investigation. But when the truth about Mike's time in Iraq finally begins to emerge, Hank's entire world is challenged and he's forced to reevaluate long-held beliefs to solve the mystery behind his son's disappearance.
Director
Paul Haggis
Cast
Charlize Theron
Jo Harvey Allen
Babak Tafti
Frances Fisher
Wes Chatham
Hans Steckly
James Franco
Matt Page
Pierre Barrera
Zoe Kazan
Greg Serano
Tom Lee Jones
Glenn Taranto
Joseph Bertot
Jonathan Tucker
Victor Wolf
Brent Sexton
Randall Adams
Josh Brolin
Devin Brochu
Barry Corbin
Susan Sarandon
James Haggis
Loren Haynes
Arron Shiver
Wayne Duvall
Brent Briscoe
Kathy Lamkin
Pab Schwendimann
Jake Mclaughlin
Mehcad Brooks
David House
Wes Chapman
Jennifer Siebel
Jack Merrill
Sean Huze
Chris Browning
Mike Hatfield
Josh Meyer
David Doty
Rick Gonzales
Jason Patric
Crew
Elabdi Abdelhadi
Karim Abouobayd
Timothy B Abreu
Douglas Neal Acton
Keith Adams
Marilyn Adams
Catherine Adrian
Tahar Ajoualil
Reda Akaaboune
Naima Alaoui
Robert Althoff
Linda Daniels Anderson
Abdessamad El Archaoui
Enid Arias
Mohamed Awhezane
Paul Baca
Mouhssine El Badaoui
Norman Baillie
Colonel Abdellatif El Bakkouri
Hafid Balafrej
Liza Bambenek
Mohammad El Barch
Jim Barth
Thomas J Barton
Travis Baumann
Michael P Becker
Larry Becsey
Samuel W Beitz
Noureddine Belfadla
Jennifer M Bell
Tony Bell
Zineb Ben Doula
Laurence Bennett
Maria Bentfield
Robert Berman
Jeff Bettis
Josh Blakeslee
Andrew Blau
Kurt Blondis
Mark Boal
Mark Boal
Michael Bogen
Gillian Bohrer
Jo Edna Boldin
Bradford Booth
Theo Bott
Brahim Bouaa
Khalid Boulasri
Bryan Bowen
J. D. Bowers
Craig P Bradley
Eleanor Bravo
Kathleen Breton-collier
D Compton Brodhead
David Brownlow
Charley Bob Burnham
Bobby Burns
Joel Byrne
John C Cameron
Paul Candrilli
Al Cantu
Tim Carlson
Ozzie Carmona
Joann Chaney
Debra Chapman
Steve Chapman
Victor Chavez
Andrew Cheung
S Todd Christensen
Matthew Lee Christmas
William Clair
M Drew Clarke
Kenneth R Cole
Carlton Coleman
Paul Conti
Robert Corlew
Jacob Cottrell
Jason Critchfield
Arthur B Crutcher
David Cummings
David Daniels
Jesse Davey
Robin Davey
Lida Davidians
Tarra Day
Roger Deakins
Roger Deakins
Will Dearborn
John Deering
Michael Degtjarewsky
Michael Dellheim
Sgt. Maj. James D. Dever
Jennifer Dickey
Emilio Diez Barroso
Michael Dillon
Med Diouri
Jim Dobbs
Graham Driscoll
James Duddy
Edward A. Duran
Polly Earnshaw
Gary Eilar
Said El Kounti
Hicham Elghorfi
Alghazouli Elhoussein
Michael Endler
Donna Evans Merlo
Claudio Farias
Laura Fearon
Erik Feig
Sarah Halley Finn
George M Finney
Marc Fishman
Carrie Fleming
Tyler Fletcher
Chris Flurry
Chris Flynn
Josh Foley
Patricia Foulkrod
Jo Francis
Fortunato Frattasio
Mark Freund
Patricia Fulghum
Eric Gallegos
William F Gambill
Lakshman Garin
David Garrett
Scott Gershin
Gregg Gettas
Nerses Gezalyan
Shelly Gillette
Jenna Gingery
Cole Gittinger
Peter Goddard
Marissa M Gonzales
Severino Gonzales
Manny Gonzalez
Lamarr Gray
Rowie Green
George Greene
Granville Greene
Tara Grey
Isobel Griffiths
Johann Grimm
Mustapha El Guartit
Janie S Guevara
Arda Gulesserian
Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis
Khalid Halet
John A Hamby
Aziz Hamichi
Bruce Hamme
Abdelilah Hamsaoui
Mike J Hanrahan
Julie Hansen
Clifford Happy
Andy Harris
Barbara Harris
Justin Hartery
Gene Hartline
Meryem Ait Hassoun
Meryem Ait Hassoun
Michael Hatzer
Bob Hayward
Maureen Healy
Kenny Heath
Ray Heiser
Larry Henley
Mo Henry
Michael Hertlein
Weston Higgins
Randi Hiller
Phillip Hoffman
Daniel Holloway
Dale Holmen
Kyndall Holstead
Dan Holt
James A Holt
Greg Hooper
Trevor Howe
Jason Huang
Tamara Hunter
Laurie Hutzler
Stephen Hymas
Daniel Indart
Ashlee Irish
Mark Isham
Gary Jackson
Keith A Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Wanda Jackson
Aziz Jalal
Jai James
Laura James
Taylor Jenkins
Lisa Jensen
Omar Jiyad
Anne Johns
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 14, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 19, 2008
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States September 2007
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere) August 31-September 9, 2007.
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.
Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi - Pearls) September 20-29, 2007.
Based on the magazine article "Death and Dishonor" written by Mark Boal published by Playboy magazine May 2004.
Warner Bros. optioned the film rights to the article and the life rights of Lanny Davis, the subject in the article.
Released in United States Fall September 14, 2007
Released in United States on Video February 19, 2008
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Premiere) August 31-September 9, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.)
Winner of the Signis Award at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at San Sebastian International Film Festival (Zabaltegi - Pearls) September 20-29, 2007.)