Unable to serve in World War II because of a heart condition, a barber moves his family adjacent to a Wisconsin army base and prisoner-of-war camp to provide his services. But even in rural America -- far from the frontline -- the war finds victims.
Eric Stoltz
as Frank Stirn
Kate Connor
as Ruby Stirn
Lyndsy Fonseca
as Anna Gerkey
Andy Hirsch
as Sam Dolnick
Camryn Manheim
as Florie
Seymour Cassel
as Father Mivkovek
Brendan Fehr
as Sgt. Dominic Rossi
Gara Lonning
as Gertie Stirn
Johnny Pacar
as Texas Slim
Matthew Lawrence
as Dan Griffin