STATUS: In production

Logline: A traumatised veteran has already made two suicide attempts after returning from the war in Afghanistan. Can his wife, desperate for help; find a way to save him?

Tagline: War is more than bullets and bombs

Produced by: BBC, Coconut Monk Films and Lambent TV

Synopsis

Luke, a traumatised British veteran makes two suicide attempts after returning from the war in Afghanistan. What he has seen is beyond the normal horror of war. His wife Nikita must find a way to save him, before it’s too late. When the New York Times breaks the story of the abuse Luke witnessed, he realises he is not alone. A US Marine and a US Special Forces Captain step forward- they too have witnessed what he has and are suffering.

This is a story about what happens when soldiers bring war back home with them. When war is more than bullets and bombs, shattering lives and minds, how do families begin to pick up the pieces and find a way to live again?

Sales Agent: Mathew Frank at Rocket Rights.

Crew

Executive Producers for BBC: Emma Hindley and Lucie Kon.

Executive Producer at Lambent TV: Emma Wakefield

Producer Director: Julia Stovell

Producer/DOP: Oliver Potterton

Additional Photography: Oscar Challis.

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