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Mending the Line

A Marine wounded in Afghanistan is sent to a V.A. facility in Montana where he meets a Vietnam Vet who teaches him how to fly fish as a way of dealing with his emotional and physical trauma.

Director

Joshua Caldwell

Year

Genre

Box Office

$379,890

Production

ArtImage Entertainment,CKM Entertainment,August Point Productions,Storm Castle Creative,Meydenbauer Entertainment,Whippoorwill Productions

Awards

1 win

Homepage

https://www.bluefoxentertainment.com/films/mending-the-line

Ike Fletcher

Dr. Burke

Patricia Heaton

Mrs. Redcloud

Harrison

Lucy

Colter

Ram

Kovacs

Ruth

Michaela Sasner

McDowell (McD)

Tristan Thompson

Blitz

Ryan Redcloud

Death Star

Josef Patterson

Nurse

Quenby Iandiorio

Marty

Billy

Austin Caldwell

Older Veteran

Therapist

Steven Harris-Weiel

Jan

Danielle Caldwell

Young Veteran

Brandon O'Leary

Mira

Everly Caldwell

Max

Navy Doctor

Blitz's Dad

School Administrator

Catherine Deriana

Dirtbag

Mighet Matanane

Bar patron

Martha

Phaedra Nielson

Veteran

Meth House Junkie

Melanie Rae Wendt

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(ominous martial drum music playing) - Mending the Line

(ominous martial drum music playing)

(helicopter whirring) - Mending the Line

(helicopter whirring)

("Winner" playing) - Mending the Line

("Winner" playing)

Yeah - Mending the Line

(laughs) - Mending the Line

It's all on me
From the cradle to the throne - Mending the Line

It's all on me From the cradle to the throne

I proceed to get it cracking - Mending the Line

I proceed to get it cracking

(indistinct chatter) - Mending the Line

(indistinct chatter)

We're gonna do this right,
then we're all gonna go home tomorrow. - Mending the Line

We're gonna do this right, then we're all gonna go...

Fuck that. Tour's over. Why the fuck would
they order us on patrol on our last day? - Mending the Line

Fuck that. Tour's over. Why the fuck would they order u...

Seriously. We got a crop
of fresh meat that just landed. - Mending the Line

Seriously. We got a crop of fresh meat that just landed.

(helicopters whirring) - Mending the Line

(helicopters whirring)

(tense, dramatic music playing) - Mending the Line

(tense, dramatic music playing)

(Blitz sighs) - Mending the Line

(Colter and Blitz laugh) - Mending the Line

(Colter and Blitz laugh)

-What am I gonna do in civilian life?
-(scoffs) - Mending the Line

-What am I gonna do in civilian life? -(scoffs)

(both laugh) - Mending the Line

Condition 1, boys.
Weapons tight. Let's get it. - Mending the Line

Condition 1, boys. Weapons tight. Let's get it.

(tense, dramatic music playing) - Mending the Line

(tense, dramatic music playing)

(ominous music playing) - Mending the Line

(ominous music playing)

(Kovacs) Warriors, come out to play. - Mending the Line

(Kovacs) Warriors, come out to play.

(Vic-2 Leader) There's fire on the
second floor of building Alpha Two Bravo. - Mending the Line

(Vic-2 Leader) There's fire on the second floor of buil...

(Humvee engine revs) - Mending the Line

(Humvee engine revs)

Fuck! Hey, status check!
Is everybody okay? - Mending the Line

Fuck! Hey, status check! Is everybody okay?

(tense music playing) - Mending the Line

(tense music playing)

Once we get a rig and a tow,
we'll be Oscar Mike back to base. - Mending the Line

Once we get a rig and a tow, we'll be Oscar Mike back t...

-Vic-4, get that tow over here now.
-(Vic-4 Leader) Vic-4 copies. Oscar Mike. - Mending the Line

-Vic-4, get that tow over here now. -(Vic-4 Leader) Vic-4 co...

(machine gun firing) - Mending the Line

(machine gun firing)

Death Star, this is Charlie 2-3,
multiple enemy firing positions. - Mending the Line

Death Star, this is Charlie 2-3, multiple enemy firing posit...

Enemy fire team
plus complex ambush at Detroit Rock City. - Mending the Line

Enemy fire team plus complex ambush at Detroit Rock City.

No casualties. Returning fire.
Requesting immediate air support. Over! - Mending the Line

No casualties. Returning fire. Requesting immediate air supp...

-Death Star copies. We'll work it.
-(Blitz) We need to move! - Mending the Line

-Death Star copies. We'll work it. -(Blitz) We need to ...

-And we are launching QRF time now.
-(Blitz yells) - Mending the Line

-And we are launching QRF time now. -(Blitz yells)

That car will give us a better line
of sight to those guys on the roof. - Mending the Line

That car will give us a better line of sight to those guys o...

(machine guns continue firing) - Mending the Line

(machine guns continue firing)

(haunting music playing) - Mending the Line

(haunting music playing)

(poignant music playing) - Mending the Line

(poignant music playing)

(music turns ominous) - Mending the Line

(music turns ominous)

(poignant, pensive music playing) - Mending the Line

(poignant, pensive music playing)

Yes, this is Lucy.
Can I ask who's calling? - Mending the Line

Yes, this is Lucy. Can I ask who's calling?

It's Martha Bennett
from the Livingston Enterprise. - Mending the Line

It's Martha Bennett from the Livingston Enterprise.

Oh, great. I'm reaching out because
your photographs, they're just stunning. - Mending the Line

Oh, great. I'm reaching out because your photographs, t...

Your subjects, the framing...
They're really eye-catching. - Mending the Line

Your subjects, the framing... They're really eye-catchi...

Not every shoot is gonna be artistic,
but there'll be some opportunities. - Mending the Line

Not every shoot is gonna be artistic, but there'll be s...

Yeah, I can't. I don't, um--
I don't really do that anymore. - Mending the Line

Yeah, I can't. I don't, um-- I don't really d...

(woman) Welcome to Livingston, Montana,
and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. - Mending the Line

(woman) Welcome to Livingston, Montana, and the Veterans Aff...

(poignant, pensive music continues) - Mending the Line

(poignant, pensive music continues)

Which is significant because,
as you will come to learn, - Mending the Line

Which is significant because, as you will come to learn,

Which is why we offer a combination - Mending the Line

Which is why we offer a combination

Now, just as each
of your wounds are different, - Mending the Line

Now, just as each of your wounds are different,

(loud crash) - Mending the Line

You don't know what the military or,
beyond that, the world, - Mending the Line

You don't know what the military or, beyond that, the w...

It's our job to prepare you
for whatever path you take. - Mending the Line

It's our job to prepare you for whatever path you take.

Now, every day that you are here
and every day after you've left, - Mending the Line

Now, every day that you are here and every day after you...

Because you can honor them
by finding a meaningful life path - Mending the Line

Because you can honor them by finding a meaningful life path

Landstuhl, Walter Reed...
You rehabbed there as well? - Mending the Line

Landstuhl, Walter Reed... You rehabbed there as well?

(music fades) - Mending the Line

I mean, a little, but it's fine. - Mending the Line

I mean, a little, but it's fine.

So good. Yeah.
Your wounds have healed well, - Mending the Line

So good. Yeah. Your wounds have healed well,

Um, you still have some decreased mobility
of your hands and leg. - Mending the Line

Um, you still have some decreased mobility of your hands and...

I think we should continue PT here
during your transition, - Mending the Line

I think we should continue PT here during your transition,

Yeah, no. Um, I'm not the one
that makes that decision. - Mending the Line

Yeah, no. Um, I'm not the one that makes that decision.

They told me, "Heal up, Marine,
and then everything's gonna be fine." - Mending the Line

They told me, "Heal up, Marine, and then everything...

It's been three months.
Look, I'm-- I'm good, okay? - Mending the Line

It's been three months. Look, I'm-- I'm good,...

And I'll be acting
as your evaluation-board liaison officer. - Mending the Line

And I'll be acting as your evaluation-board liaison off...

So while you're here,
I'll compile all the evidence - Mending the Line

So while you're here, I'll compile all the evidenc...

So let me talk to them,
you know, explain my situation, - Mending the Line

So let me talk to them, you know, explain my situation,

(sighs) - Mending the Line

I get that. But the important thing now
for you is to heal. - Mending the Line

I get that. But the important thing now for you is to heal.

-(clicks tongue) Come on, man.
-You asked me what you needed to do. - Mending the Line

-(clicks tongue) Come on, man. -You asked me what you needed...

(gentle music playing) - Mending the Line

(gentle music playing)

Ah, you know,
gives me something to complain about. - Mending the Line

Ah, you know, gives me something to complain about.

(Lucy chuckles) - Mending the Line

(Lucy chuckles)

"These are the figures
who come to us as myths and legends. - Mending the Line

"These are the figures who come to us as myths and lege...

Marcus Porcius Cato was one of these men." - Mending the Line

Marcus Porcius Cato was one of these men."

And back in 2007, uh, I was in Iraq,
and we hit a pretty big IED. - Mending the Line

And back in 2007, uh, I was in Iraq, and we hit a pretty big...

And as a result,
I became a bilateral amputee, - Mending the Line

And as a result, I became a bilateral amputee,

By far was the worst, uh, because... - Mending the Line

By far was the worst, uh, because...

Like, I'm here and they're fucking not. - Mending the Line

Like, I'm here and they're fucking not.

And I think about that constantly,
every day, - Mending the Line

And I think about that constantly, every day,

And there was times
over the last few years-- - Mending the Line

And there was times over the last few years--

You know, therapy, being in a group
and being around all y'all, - Mending the Line

You know, therapy, being in a group and being around all y&#...

John, since you're new to the group,
I'd love for you to share. - Mending the Line

John, since you're new to the group, I'd love for ...

-Afghanistan.
-Right. Please. - Mending the Line

-Afghanistan. -Right. Please.

We talked about you going out
by yourself, yes? - Mending the Line

We talked about you going out by yourself, yes?

Okay. And I assume you weren't... - Mending the Line

Okay. And I assume you weren't...

Your abstention has not improved
your condition. - Mending the Line

Your abstention has not improved your condition.

I'd like you to stay another night
for observation, okay? - Mending the Line

I'd like you to stay another night for observation, oka...

But there's a couple new procedures
that may alleviate some of these issues, - Mending the Line

But there's a couple new procedures that may alleviate ...

(fades in) So that would be something
that you would have to decide. - Mending the Line

(fades in) So that would be something that you would have to...

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A Marine wounded in Afghanistan is sent to a V.A. facility in Montana where he meets a Vietnam Vet who teaches him how to fly fish as a way of dealing with his emotional and physical trauma.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Joshua Caldwell

Writer: Stephen Camelio

Production: ArtImage Entertainment,CKM Entertainment,August Point Productions,Storm Castle Creative,Meydenbauer Entertainment,Whippoorwill Productions

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 56/100

ImdbRating: 6.7

BoxOffice: $379,890

Released: 09 Jun 2023

Awards: 1 win

Homepage: https://www.bluefoxentertainment.com/films/mending-the-line