Last Flag Flying is a 2017 film directed by Richard Linklater . The film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Darryl Ponixen. The premiere took place on September 28, 2017 at the New York Film Festival [1] .
| The last wave of the flag | |
|---|---|
| Last flag flying | |
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| Genre | and |
| Producer | Richard Linklater |
| Producer | Ginger sledge John sloss |
| Author script | Darryl Ponixen Richard Linklater |
| In the main cast | Steve Carell Brian Cranston Lawrence Fishborn |
| Operator | Shane F. Kelly |
| Composer | Graham Reynolds |
| Film company | |
| Duration | |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 2017 |
| IMDb | |
Content
Story
2003 year. Larry “Doc” Shepherd arrives at the Sal Nilon bar with which he once served in Vietnam. Together they go to a common acquaintance of Richard Muller, who also served in Vietnam and now works as a priest. The three of them go for dinner to Muller, where Doc says that his wife recently died of cancer, and their only son died in Iraq. Doc decided to meet with them in the hope that together they would take away the body of his son and then attend the upcoming funeral.
Cast
- Steve Carell - Larry "Doc" Shepherd
- Brian Cranston - Sal Nylon
- Lawrence Fishbourne - Richard Muller
- Quinton Johnson - Charlie Washington
- Dianna Reed Foster
- Yul Vasquez
- Graham Wolfe
Criticism
The film received mostly positive ratings from film critics. On the Rotten Tomatoes website , the film has a 78% rating based on 194 reviews from critics with an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 [2] . On the Metacritic website , the film received a rating of 65 out of 100 based on 45 reviews, which corresponds to the status of “mostly positive reviews” [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Richard Linklater's 'Last Flag Flying' to Open New York Film Festival . The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Last Flag Flying (2017) . Rotten Tomatoes.
- ↑ Last Flag Flying Reviews . Metacritic.