Madison

Madison

A Search For Hope in a World at War.

2008 · 89 min · Drama

Michael is an acclaimed war correspondent returning to the city of his idealistic youth after four agonizing years in Iraq. The journey back to familiar haunts is a difficult one, as Michael struggles to cut through the pain and cynicism that consume him and reconcile the horrors of war-torn Iraq with the quiet, wintry snowscape of Christmas in Madison. During his few days in town, can he find hope and solace through the eyes of a child?

Directed by Brent Notbohm

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