Distant Thunder

Year: 1988

Runtime: 114 mins

Language: English

Director: Rick Rosenthal

Drama

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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