Trauma is hell on earth. Trauma resolved is a gift from the gods.
You can't patch a wounded soul with a Band-Aid.
When my own son is going through what he goes through, coming back, I can certainly relate with other families, who kind of fill these ramifications of some PTSD.
I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our returning soldiers.
Since PTSD is being exposed to death and the death of someone close, I felt really close to [the soldiers].
I had experience with PTSD myself; probably that's why I felt so close to the soldiers and the testimony. Also, because I had experienced this myself, I wanted to make a really physical and carnal film.
