- Suffering from PTSD decorated Green Beret, Major Manuel Andrade returns from the war on terror afraid to go home to his wife and daughter. A battlefield rescue and a dying comrade holds him from the brink of suicide. A wife's promise is the only hope for a broken hero.
- BROKEN HEROES - a narrative drama feature film. by a'Ali de Sousa
Overview:
In "Broken Heroes" DeSousa makes no attempt to discern the politics of war, but rather asks us to search and consider its true realities for the men and women and families who never the leave the line of fire. Men, women and their families who live each day in a clear and present danger. "Broken Heroes" takes a poignant and profound look at, what is the real cost of war?
Story Synopsis:
A decorated career soldier, Major Manuel Andrade, (a'Ali DeSousa) returns from Afghanistan after a tragic incident even within the context of war. He rescues Master Sergeant Ryen Balfour (national talent search), after she is taken hostage by goat herders during a friendly fire incident. The heart crushing event forces a bond between the two that continues upon their return to America.
Nine months after the end of deployment, Major Andrade has yet to return home to his childhood sweetheart and wife Maria and their daughter Suraiyah.
A series of killings among the homeless under the old city; creates extreme professional distress for Colonel Joseph Kelly of the Veterans Administration whose panache for scotch begins to spiral out of control. A mysterious investigator Warner applies more pressure for Kelly to resolve the media attention surrounding the missing special ops soldier.
Andrade's struggles with PTSD chronicles the issues and the far too often, tragic fates of veterans and other homeless people. We witness their suffering and their vulnerability in the underbelly of the genteel city of Sacramento, California. Hyper-vigilant and fearless in the defense of others, Andrade remains only one moment a way from confronting himself with his own service revolver. Set in the present a series of flashbacks unfold the cathartic incident that now tortures the Major's soul. Can the lifelong love of his wife reclaim him from the abyss he wanders?
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