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Kate bosworth is the latest big name to join the cast of the long road home. The closing minutes of the opening episode of the long road home is a harrowing piece of television. Nat geos miniseries chronicles black sunday and the hell. Nov 05, 2017 each episode of the eightpart miniseries is an hour long to match the length of the eighthour battle. A 760foot long roadway represents route delta in sadr city, iraq. The long road home the miniseries takes viewers inside a battle on april 4, 2004, in the streets of sadr city, iraq a shia neighborhood in baghdad. Although fourth of july had far better acting and direction.
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Long road home miniseries tells the human story of. The national geographic drama series, the long road home, tells a version of the story of the battle for sadr city in 2004, a key moment in iraq war, and newlyreleased emails and other. National geographic channel has greenlit the long road home scripted miniseries, based on martha raddatzs new york times bestseller. The long road home tv miniseries 2017 filmaffinity. Over eight episodes, this scripted miniseries cuts between the action on the ground in iraq and the homefront back in texas, where families await news, expecting. Michael kelly, kate bosworth star in first trailer for nat geo miniseries this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Black sunday the long road home new miniseries focuses. Aside from some terrifying, immersive combat scenes, this miniseries applies timetested onscreen ideas of war to a harrowing story. Nov 07, 2017 the closing minutes of the opening episode of the long road home is a harrowing piece of television.
By debbie gregory the national geographic miniseries the long road home, based on a book of the same name by abc news correspondent martha raddatz, is the true story of the 2004 deployment of the 2nd battalion, 5th cavalry regiment out of fort hood, texas to sadr city, iraq. Nov 03, 2017 iraq war veteran eric bourquin, left, talks about being part of the long road home, a tv miniseries based on the black sunday ambush in sadr city where he and other 1st cavalry division soldiers fought in, during a panel discussion at the defense information school on fort meade, md. Kenosha couples son at the center of the long road home. Abc news chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope, and heartbreak in her account of black sundaya battle during one of the deadliest periods of the iraq war. Nov 26, 2017 the long road home is a miniseries on the national geographic channel that airs on tuesday nights at 10 est9 cst. Mar 24, 2017 kate bosworth is the latest big name to join the cast of the long road home. The movie id most closely compare this long road home series to is oliver stones born on the fourth of july starring tom cruise. Now, this deadly day is being turned into an eightpart miniseries, the long road home, premiering on national geographic channel, tuesday, nov. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show the long road home anytime, anywhere. Watch the long road home episodes online season 1 2017. We asked joshua if it was an accurate rendering of the battle surprisingly, he said yes. It was announced today ahead of nat geos session a. The long road home the accounts of a journalist and author regarding the iraq war are dramatized, and a specific focus is given to the events surrounding a deadly ambush which leads to a desperate. About the long road home miniseries an emmy awardwinning abc white house correspondent documents a brutal twoday firefight in.