Across the Border

Across the Border

Two Soldiers. Two Sides. One Post.

19 min · Drama

Two soldiers standing guard at the border of their opposing countries have an honest and revealing conversation about duty, identity, and the truth of the history between their two nations.

Directed by Matt Dooley

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