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Directed by | Jason Hall |
Produced by | Jon Kilik |
Screenplay by | Jason Hall |
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Thank You for Your Service by David Finkel |
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Cinematography | Roman Vasyanov |
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Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Thank You for Your Service is an upcoming 2017 American war drama film written and directed by Jason Hall in his directorial debut, based on the non-fiction book of the same name by David Finkel. The film is about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depicting United States soldiers who try to adjust to civilian life after returning from Iraq. The film is produced by DreamWorks Pictures and distributed by Universal Pictures, starring Miles Teller, Haley Bennett, Beulah Koale, Amy Schumer, and Scott Haze. Principal photography began on February 9, 2016 in Atlanta. It will be released on October 27, 2017.
Three American soldiers return from Iraq and struggle to reintegrate with their families and adjust to civilian life while also struggling to forget their memories of war.
On March 12, 2013, it was announced that DreamWorks had acquired the film rights to the David Finkel's non-fiction book Thank You for Your Service, about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers who return from war in Iraq and have difficulties in adapting to civilian life.Steven Spielberg was expected to join the film as director, while American Sniper's Oscar-nominated scribe Jason Dean Hall was hired in June 2013 to adapt the book into a film.Daniel Day-Lewis was later eyed to re-team with Spielberg on this film.