Mending the Line (BIFFL - Autumn Edition 2023)

Description

Title : Mending the Line
Country : US
Genre : drama
Duration :122 mins
Directed by : Joshua Caldwell
Starring : Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, Patricia Heaton

Synopsis : A wounded Marine is sent to a Veterans Affairs facility in Montana where he meets another Vet, from the Vietnam War, who teaches him how to fly fish as a way of dealing with his emotional and physical trauma.

It is a heartwarming story of redemption, healing and hope from the viewpoint of two Combat Vets, one from Vietnam and one from Afghanistan, and one civilian who lost a loved one.

Great cinematography and solid storytelling; comparable to the 1992 film directed by Robert Redford, A River Runs Through It, starring Brad Pitt (also set in Montana with a fly fishing backdrop)