Beer Is Cheaper Than Therapy

Beer Is Cheaper Than Therapy (2011)

14 May 2022 • Documentary, News • 1h 18m
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This documentary looks for an answer to the question of why the number of suicides among young American veterans and soldiers of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is so frighteningly high. The filmmakers traveled to Killeen, Texas, home of Fort Hood - the largest Army base in the United States where last year, 19 soldiers committed suicide. The kaleidoscopic film consists of interviews with soldiers and family members, sometimes anonymous, who are heard in voice-over while we see close-ups of soldiers in a tattoo shop, heads being shaved at a barbershop and young boys partying before deployment. Signs that read "We support our troops" and "Welcome home, heroes" stand in stark contrast to the reality described by the soldiers.

Simone de Vries
Director
Simone de Vries
Writer

Starring

Language: English
Awards: 1 nomination
Country: Netherlands, United States
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 01 Aug 2014
Box Office Total:

6.3

IMDb (177 votes)
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