The Way We Get By
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Aron Gaudet
Jessica Barnthouse
Warren Cook
Dan Ferrigan
Aron Gaudet
Aron Gaudet
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Synopsis
Beginning as a seemingly idiosyncratic story about troop greeters - a group of senior citizens who gather daily at a small airport to thank American soldiers departing and returning from Iraq, the film quickly turns into a story about aging, loneliness, war and mortality. When its three subjects aren't at the airport, they wrestle with their own problems: failing health, depression, mounting debt. Joan, a grandmother of eight, has a deep connection to the soldiers she meets. The sanguine Jerry keeps his spirits up even as his personal problems mount. And the veteran Bill, who clearly has trouble taking care of himself, finds himself contemplating his own death. Seeking out the telling detail rather than offering sweeping generalizations, the film carefully builds stories of heartbreak and redemption, reminding us how our culture casts our elders, and too often our soldiers, aside.
Director
Aron Gaudet
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States August 14, 2009
Released in United States Summer July 17, 2009
Released in United States Summer July 17, 2009 (NY)
Released in United States August 14, 2009 (Los Angeles)
