''The Dry Land'', or ''American Tragic'', is an
American
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drama film
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, directed and written by
Ryan Piers Williams
Ryan Piers Williams (born May 13, 1981) is an American actor, director, and writer.
Early life
Williams was raised in El Paso, Texas, where he attended J. M. Hanks High School. From age 13 he wanted to be a director and took theater and video ...
. It opened worldwide on July 30, 2010.
Plot
James returns from
Iraq
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to face a new battle readjusting to small-town life in
Texas
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. His wife, his mother, and his friend provide support, but they cannot fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy, Raymond, who provides him with compassion and friendship during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people, at least on the surface.
Cast
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America Ferrera
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as Sarah
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Jason Ritter
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as Michael
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Ethan Suplee
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as Jack
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Wilmer Valderrama
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as Raymond Gonzales
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Melissa Leo
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as Martha
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June Diane Raphael
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as Susie
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Evan Jones as Joe Davis
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Ana Claudia Talancón
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Early life and career
Talancón first started st ...
as Adriana
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Sasha Spielberg
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Life and career
Spielberg was born at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, the daughter of film director Steven Spi ...
as Sally
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Ryan O'Nan
Ryan O'Nan (born March 25, 1982) is an American actor, writer, and director, best known for his role as King George in '' Queen of the South''.
Career
In 2009, O'Nan had a recurring role on the crime drama series ''The Unusuals''.[Barry Shabaka Henley
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as Colonel Stephen Evans
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Benito Martinez as David Valdez
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Diego Klattenhoff
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as Henry
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Misty Upham
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as Gloria
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Jenny Gabrielle
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Selected filmography
References
External links
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Living people
American film actresses
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century A ...
as Tina
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Jeremiah Bitsui
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Early and personal life
Bitsui was born in Chinle, Arizona. He is of Navajo and Omaha descent, a ...
as Luis
Reception
The film received generally mixed to positive reviews. Review aggregator
Rotten Tomatoes
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reports that 64% of 25 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.52/10.
Metacritic
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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 47 based on 10 reviews signifying "mixed or average reviews".
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Entertainment Weekly
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'' gave the film a "B" grade and praised
Ryan O'Nan
Ryan O'Nan (born March 25, 1982) is an American actor, writer, and director, best known for his role as King George in '' Queen of the South''.
Career
In 2009, O'Nan had a recurring role on the crime drama series ''The Unusuals''.[Imagen Awards
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nominations for best feature film and for America Ferrera as best actress.
"Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced"
Imagen Awards
The Imagen Awards are administered by the Imagen Foundation, an organization dedicated to "encouraging and recognizing the positive portrayals of Latinos in film, Latinos in the entertainment industry." To be considered for an Imagen Award, a medi ...
official website, July 2010.
References
External links
Official website
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2010 films
2010 drama films
American drama films
Films about veterans
2010s English-language films
2010s American films