CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 0h 13m

Hope: In the Aftermath of War

After returning from combat, a soldier’s struggle with trauma, addiction, and fractured family ties forces her daughter to confront the quiet war unfolding at home—one that neither of them signed up for but both must survive.

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Hope is an intimate portrait of a military family fractured by the invisible wounds of war. At its heart is Catherine, a decorated soldier and mother who returns from deployment profoundly changed—emotionally withdrawn, plagued by guilt, and struggling with addiction. Her daughter, Hope, once protected by her mother's strength, becomes a witness to her unraveling, forced to mature too quickly amid the chaos of relocation, strained family bonds, and a lack of institutional support. As Catherine battles to reintegrate, her marriage collapses, and the military’s absence of post-deployment care deepens her isolation. Her husband leaves, her daughter grows distant, and Catherine is left with the crushing realization that service came at a cost no one prepared her for.

Directed byDaniel L. Bernardi

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 13m
Language
EN
Released
May 9, 2025
Budget
$50,000
Studios
Veteran Documentary CorpsEl Dorado Films

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3 credited
Starring
Catherine Harris

Catherine Harris

Catherine Harris

Taryn Hope Harris

Taryn Hope Harris

Taryn Hope Harris

Will Harris

Will Harris

Will Harris

Creative team
Directed by
Daniel L. Bernardi
Written by
Daniel L. Bernardi
Joshua Cardenas
Produced by
Daniel L. Bernardi
Jesse Collier Sutterley

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