Plot
Pat Tillman never thought of himself as a hero. His choice to leave a multimillion-dollar football contract and join the military wasn't done for any reason other than he felt it was the right thing to do. The fact that the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool is unfathomable and thoroughly explored in Amir Bar-Lev's riveting and enraging documentary.
Cast
Josh Brolin
Narrator (voice)
Mary Tillman
Self - Pat's Mother
Russell Baer
Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion
Pat Tillman Sr.
Self - Pat's Father
Philip Kensinger
Self - U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Stan Goff
Self - Retired Soldier
Jason Parsons
Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion
Bryan O'Neal
Self - 2/75 Ranger Battalion
Marie Tillman
Self - Pat's Wife
Richard Tillman
Self - Pat's Youngest Brother
Syd Melbourne
Self - Neighbor (uncredited)
Peggy Melbourne
Self - Neighbor (uncredited)
Crew
John Battsek
Producer
Amir Bar-Lev
Director
Amir Bar-Lev
Writer
Mark Monroe
Writer
Igor Martinović
Director of Photography
Sean Kirby
Director of Photography
Philip Sheppard
Original Music Composer
Joe Bini
Writer
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