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Distant Thunder (1988) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1988 · 114 mins · English
- Directed by
- Rick Rosenthal
- Starring
- John Lithgow, Janet Margolin, Tom Bower, Jamey Sheridan, Michael Currie, Ralph Macchio
A haunted Vietnam veteran, fresh from combat, abandons his wife and child. After a decade living in isolation like a wild animal, he returns to find his family shattered. Struggling to adapt to a world that moved on, his attempts to reconnect with his son reveal the deep, unintended wounds he inflicted.
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