PTSD: A Love Story

LOGLINE: An RAF veteran returns from Afghanistan with severe PTSD, and his wife begins a seven-year fight to keep him alive.

TAGLINE: “One war ends, another begins at home.”

SYNOPSIS: Luke comes home from Afghanistan and attempts to take his own life twice. His wife Nikita refuses to give up on him, launching a desperate campaign to save both her husband and their family. Filmed with unprecedented access over seven years, PTSD: A Love Story is an intimate portrait of the hidden war fought in Britain’s living rooms — and of what “coming home” really means for military families.

STATUS: Post-production

DIRECTED & PRODUCED BY: Julia Stovell & Oliver Potterton

EDITED BY: Oliver Potterton

CONSULTING EDITOR: Judith Merritt

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: André Singer

PRODUCTION COMPANY: Coconut Monk Films

“A masterpiece on trauma, healing and hope.”

Professor Peter Lee

RAF Chaplain, Iraq

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