this be a little see anti war film that have be ignore for too long . the time be thanksgiving of 1972. the place be a typical suburban home somewhere in texas . the old son have just comeback from vietnam and he be have a hell of time readjust to the life he have leave behind . and the family do not know how to handle the problem . i honestly do not think i be exaggerate when i say this be one the most heart wrench war film i have see . the funny thing be that there be only a handful of combat sequence in the entire movie . most of the story take place inside a house over a period of a couple of day . but the kind of war that take place in this home be as intense a any real battlefield action . the film do something that be difficult to accomplish while somehow and estevez and his team have create a film that embody the entire vietnam experience . and consider the similarity between vietnam and the current invasion of iraq and the film be surprisingly relevant . estevez do a magnificent job with material . he get a lot of help from a hand pick cast . martin sheen and kathy bates in particular be superb a the parent . a truly moving film . highly recommended .