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 “An astounding film, “The Good Soldier” directed by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys should be mandatory viewing for every President and member of Congress who is willing to make the decision to send men and women into war. In a culture where many veterans do not speak back home of what they witnessed and participated in battle, this film portrays five combat veterans from different wars ranging from WWII to Vietnam to the Gulf War to Iraq who emotionally lay it on the line. The sheer humanity of such inhumane situations is astounding and riveting and heartbreaking. The courage it takes for these soldiers to speak of their darkest moments and moral dilemmas with such brutal honesty is to be commended and brings up questions of our government supporting those they would send to die who did not die but came home. ”
– Heather Buchanan, HipHamptons.com

"…a wonderful film...with great emotional power. It was a brilliant idea to hear veterans of the various wars – World War II, Vietnam, the first Gulf War, the Iraq War – because the net effect is to deal, not just with one odious war, but with the phenomenon of war as a universal evil. It is especially important, if we are to ditch forever the idea of ‘good’ wars, to tackle head on the war which is generally considered morally unassailable – World War II."
-Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States

“It’s hard to imagine watching a more affecting movie than The Good Soldier…it may be as affecting a movie as I’ve ever seen. I found it both hard to watch and hard to turn away from. Really powerful stuff." - Jason Albert, theOnion.com

“This is one incendiary movie. When you turn somebody into a well-trained killer, how do you turn off the killer part of their personality? That’s the question asked by Lexy Lovell and Michael Uys in their clear-eyed, heartbreaking documentary. Employing the experiences of veterans several American wars, The Good Soldier is implicitly anti-war, but not didactically so. At heart, it’s a rueful acknowledgement that when you put young men in stressful, violent situations, they’re not always going to behave according to the Geneva Convention.”
– Robert Butler, Kansas City Star

Cast

Jimmy Massey
Michael McPhearson
Perry Parks
Will Williams
Ed Wood

Festivals

Nationwide Theatrical Release by Artistic License Films
Released in 20+ major markets

Festivals:
Hamptons International Film Festival
Starz Denver Film Festival
Levante, Italy International Film Festival
Wisconsin International Film Festival
Cucalorus Film Festival
Kansas International Film Festival
Berkshire International Film Festival
Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
Rome, Georgia International Film Festival
Bahamas International Film Festival
Ojai-Ventura International Film Festival

Production Credits & Notes

Produced and Directed by Lexy Lovell & Michael Uys
Cinematographer Sam Henriques
Editor Sikay Tang
Original Music JJ Grey
Songs by JJ Grey & Mofro, Nine Inch Nails, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Edwin Starr, Big Bill Broonzy