Indivisible 2018

     This film is based on a true story and it’s about Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather.  After Chaplain Turner finishes seminary and basic training, he moves with his family to Fort Stewart.  This Army Base is in Liberty and Bryan counties, 41 miles southwest of Savannah, Georgia.  The Turners have not unpacked anything in their new house and Darren is deployed to Iraq.  They have three young children and now the family duties and serving the families of the other deployed solders is Heather's responsibility.  The Battalion’s deployment becomes extended and many times war gets in the way of staying connected with families. Every day, those left behind dread any knock on their front door!!  

     There isn’t any way that the soldiers can avoid PTSD from what they are doing, experiencing and seeing in this war zone.  The  detachment and separation from their families also causes feelings of hopelessness and loss.  Chaplain Darren is trying to reinforce that there can be healing and restoration. Soldiers and families can choose to stay constantly traumatized or they can get help to work through their feelings and then move on to help others.  Any military chaplain has a load on their shoulders and it can be easier to help others with their pain more than they can help themselves.

119 min, Drama written and directed by David G. Evans with Sarah Drew, Justin Bruening, Jason George, Tia Mowry-Hardrict, Skye P. Marshall, Tanner Stine, Madeline Carroll, Eric Close, Michael O’Neill, Lucas Shane, Samara Lee, Eddie Kaulukukui, Hannah Franchesca and Naomi Noel Samuel, Michael Higgenbottom.

Note:  Imdb 5.6 out of 10, Rotten Tomatoes 72% critic 87% audience, Metacritic 53 out of 100 with 6 critics, Amazon 4.8* out of 5* with 188 reviews.

Special Note:  Filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California; Germantown, Tennessee.  Justin Bruening, Sarah Drew, Jason Goerge and Michael O’Neill were also on Grey’s Anatomy.  Sarah and Jason were series regulars and Justin was a regular guest star in multiple episodes.  Michael O’Neill was the shooter Gary Clark.  Samara Lee is a military dependent in real life.