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In "The Dry Land" ames, a veteran of the Iraqi conflict, returns home to a small town in West Texas and struggles to reconcile his experiences overseas with the life and family he left at home. Having only scattered memories of the deadly hit on his humvee in Iraq, James quickly slips back into the rhythm of his home life with his wife, Sara, and his mother, Martha. However, taking a new job at his Father-In-Law's slaughterhouse begins to stir his dormant anxieties.

James (Ryan O'Nan) returns from Iraq to face a new battle-reintegrating into his small-town life in Texas. His wife (America Ferrera), his mother (Melissa Leo), and his friend (Jason Ritter) provide support, but they can't fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy (Wilmer Valderrama), who provides him with compassion and camaraderie 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. This moving, taut story of redemption and reconstruction extends beyond a post-traumatic-stress-disorder narrative.

In "The Dry Land" ames, a veteran of the Iraqi conflict, returns home to a small town in West Texas and struggles to reconcile his experiences overseas with the life and family he left at home.

In "The Dry Land" ames, a veteran of the Iraqi conflict, returns home to a small town in West Texas and struggles to reconcile his experiences overseas with the life and family he left at home. Having only scattered memories of the deadly hit on his humvee in Iraq, James quickly slips back into the rhythm of his home life with his wife, Sara, and his mother, Martha. However, taking a new job at his Father-In-Law's slaughterhouse begins to stir his dormant anxieties.