A WWII veteran embarks on a poignant journey to attend the D-Day anniversary, encountering a colorful cast of characters and confronting ghosts from his past.
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Veteran Artie (played by Pierce Brosnan) escapes his nursing home in a laundry van to make the trip, facing obstacles like expired passport and diabetes, but finding help from kind strangers like Juliette, who smuggles him across borders.
Artie has a powerful encounter with a former Nazi soldier, Friedrich, who delivers a moving reflection on the losses and moral dilemmas of war, highlighting the film's theme of living with the ghosts of the past.
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Terry Loane, Artie, Pierce Brosnan, Ennio Morricone, Juliette, Clémence Poésy, Friedrich, Jürgen Prochnow, Ct. Lincoln Jefferson Adams, John Amos, D-Day, Omaha, The Last Rifleman