Joe's War

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Joe's War

"The war was only the beginning."

2017

1h 47m

2.5(2 votes)

Drama

War

Overview

After two tours of duty, Joe's life unravels as he waits for PTSD treatment.

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10 members

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Michael Markiewicz

Joe

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Armand Assante

Doctor Galante

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Tom Sizemore

Captain Vickers

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Ed Asner

Harry

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Tina Grimm

Sarah

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Joe Lisi

Raymond

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Bridget Fitzgerald

Cprl. Laura Donnelly

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Tony Cheng

John

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Anlami Shaw

Pvt. G.

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Constantin Tripes

Pvt. Wernikowski

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