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The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

The Manchurian Candidate (2004)

Drama Thriller Mystery War

Everything is under control.

Release Date: 2004, July 30
Directors: Jonathan Demme
Countries: United States of America
Production: Clinica Estetico, Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions, Tina Sinatra Productions
Cast: Anna Deavere Smith, Meryl Streep, Ted Levine, Bill Irwin, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Anthony Mackie, Jude Ciccolella, Liev Schreiber, John Aprea, James McCauley, Vera Farmiga, Jeffrey Wright

Overview:

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.

Keywords:

remake war hero post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) senator congressman nightmares ambush election u.s. army soldier army veteran presidential election implant suppressed memory gulf war kuwait presidential campaign election night memories restored presidential medal of honor vice presidential candidate