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Army ranger, pat tillman, in the war in afghanistan, the. Barlev knows these are heavy topics that dont need flash or sensationalism. Aug 20, 2010 the film, narrated by josh brolin, tells how members of the tillman family would not let the story rest. Pat tillman, richard tillman, dannie tillman, pat tillman sr pat tillman was an archetypal allamerican a handsome and successful athlete who gave up a multimillion dollar football career to enlist after 911. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including piranha 3d, lottery ticket and the switch. The tillman story was released in 2010 on friday, august 20, 2010 in 4 theaters. The tillman story 2010 trailers and clips the family of professional football player turned soldier pat tillman sets out to explore and uncover the real story behind their sons death in april. Everything you need to know about the tillman story movie 2010. But, provocative and colorful as the film is, it does the very thing it denounces massaging the facts to seize tillman for a political agenda. Pat tillman, richard tillman, dannie tillman, pat tillman sr pat tillman was an archetypal allamerican a handsome and successful athlete who gave up a multi. The tillman story is an eyeopening, thoughtprovoking, and downright frustrating documentary.
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