When a model soldier who recently returned to the U.S. from the front lines of Iraq goes AWOL, his veteran father enlists the aid of a dedicated police detective in seeking out his son's true fate of his son in director/screenwriter Paul Haggis's follow up to the Oscar-winning 2004 indie-hit Crash. Mike Deerfield (Jonathan Tucker) has served his country faithfully, and now the time has come for him to return home to the United States. Shortly after returning stateside, however, Mike simply vanishes without a trace. Mikes's father Hank (Tommy Lee Jones) is a former MP from the Vietnam era, and quickly recruits Detective Emily Sanders (Charlize Theron) to assist him in his search for the missing soldier. While it remains to be seen whether Hank will ever find his missing son, what he does discover while getting caught up in a tangled web of intrigue, cover-ups, and murder highlights the profoundly personal tolls taken by combat while striking at the very heart of the American experience in the Iraqi conflict. Inspired by a Playboy Magazine article written by Mark Boal, Haggis' fictionalized version of the actual events co-stars Jason Patrick, Susan Sarandon, James Franco, and Josh Brolin. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide