YOU CAN BURY THE PAST, BUT YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE ITTHE VETERAN is a superbly shot gritty war film that pulls no punches. Set for rental DVD release on 26 March 2007 and retail DVD release on 16th April 2007, THE VETERAN’S strong cast is headed by Michael Ironside (Total Recall, The Perfect Storm, Top Gun), Ally Sheedy (The Breakfast Club) and Bobby Hosea (Independence Day) and is directed by the Sidney J Furie (Superman IV, The Ipcress Files, Hollow Point, American Soldiers: A Day in Iraq).A horrific and all too real portrayal of the lives of soldiers who served during the Vietnam War, and the tragic effects it had on their lives thereafter, THE VETERAN is a pulsating, multi layered war film that relives a bloody and violent piece of history. Since the end of the Vietnam War there are still over 1,800 soldiers unaccounted for. One government official (Sheedy) is in charge of tracking down missing veterans motivated by the thought she may one day find her father.
One Veteran who never returned home was Doc (Ironside), who is confronted by an old comrade who forces him to re-live the bloody battles of the Vietnam War. Left for dead by his own platoon we learn about his past and the heinous crimes he once committed.
THE VETERAN contains some truly breathtaking action sequences that will leave you in no doubt about the effects of the Vietnam War on all who were involved.The Veteran