

A Fighting Season
2015-03-14 · 82 min · ★ 1.0
On the brink of the 2007 U.S. troop surge, two Army Recruiters face the daunting pressures of recruitment while their own deployment is on the line. Sgt. Harris (Lew Temple) has been stationed in the recruiting office long enough for it to feel like home. On the other side of the world, a roadside bomb rips through a Humvee, and after recovering from the attack, Sgt. Mason (Clayne Crawford) gets reassigned and winds up in Harris's office. Mason wants to go back to the front lines, but he finds out that the war isn't confined to the battlefield.
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- Oden Roberts
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- San Francisco Film Society
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- United States of America
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- Released
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Clayne CrawfordMason
Lew TempleHarris
Carrie PaffRita
Stephanie HeinerPrivate BetsyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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