Last Flag Flying

Their last mission wasn't on the battlefield.

2017 | 14A | United States of America | Richard Linklater | English | 124 minutes

Ottawa Premiere on December 22nd!

Thirty years after they served together in Vietnam, a former Navy Corpsman Larry “Doc” Shepherd re-unites with his old buddies, former Marines Sal Nealon and Reverend Richard. From 2 x Gotham Awards winner, and 5 x Oscar nominated filmmaker Richard Linklater! Starring Oscar nominees Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne!

Virginia Film Festival – Audience Award Winner!

“…a rich rendering of friendship, a grand mosaic of common life in the USA during the Bush era, and a striking meditation on the passage of time and the nature of truth. To put it simply, Last Flag Flying is a great movie from one of America’s finest filmmakers.” (New York Film Festival)

“A heartfelt story about male friendship. Carell, Fishburne and especially Cranston are all at the top of their game.” (The Huffington Post)

“Last Flag Flying delivers three great performances in a mature and memorable film about the toll of war on truth.” (The Toronto Star)

 

 

Thirty years after serving together in the Vietnam War, Larry "Doc" Shepherd, Sal Nealon and the Rev. Richard Mueller reunite for a different type of mission: to bury Doc's son, a young Marine killed in Iraq. Forgoing burial at Arlington National Cemetery, Doc and his old buddies take the casket on a bittersweet trip up the coast to New Hampshire. Along the way, the three men find themselves reminiscing and coming to terms with the shared memories of a war that continues to shape their lives.
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