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Directed by Mohammad Gorjestani · Starring Roman Baca, Lisa Fitzgerald, Paige Grimard, Tommy Z Williams · 2019

After two tours in Fallujah, Marine veteran Roman Baca comes home battling depression, anxiety and anger, and turns to an unlikely refuge: ballet.

A Marine's journey from Fallujah to the ballet studio offers a moving, unexpected look at war trauma and healing.

After two tours in Fallujah during the Iraq War, US Marine Roman Baca came home a different person. To deal with his depression, anxiety, and anger, Roman turned to an unlikely place — ballet.

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