The Human War

On the eve of the Iraq War, teenager Mark Swift dreams of escape from the realities of his lower-class existence in Youngstown, Ohio, and the fear and bewilderment of a society at war.

Cast

Steven Andrews

as Ellis

Jennifer Angela Bishop

as Missy

Daniel Genalo

as Louis

Kene Holliday

as Elijah

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