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The Dry Land
Directed byRyan Piers Williams
Written byRyan Piers Williams
Produced byHeather Rae
StarringRyan O'Nan
America Ferrera
Wilmer Valderrama
Jason Ritter
Melissa Leo
Distributed byMaya Entertainment
Freestyle Releasing[1]
Release dates
  • January 24, 2010 (2010-01-24) (Sundance)
  • July 30, 2010 (2010-07-30) (United States)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$11,777[2]

The Dry Land (also known as American Tragic) is a 2010 American drama film written and directed by Ryan Piers Williams. The film stars Ryan O’Nan, America Ferrara, Wilmer Valderrama, Jason Ritter, and Melissa Leo. It premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival and opened in limited release on July 30, 2010.

Plot

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James returns from Iraq to face a new battle readjusting to small-town life in Texas. His wife, his mother, and his friend provide support, but they cannot fully understand the pain and suffering he feels since his tour of duty ended. Lonely, James reconnects with an army buddy, Raymond, who provides him with compassion and friendship during his battle to process his experiences in Iraq. But their reunion also exposes the different ways that war affects people, at least on the surface.

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Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoesl, 64% of 25 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 5.52/10.[3] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 47 based on 10 reviews signifying "mixed or average reviews".[4]

Entertainment Weekly gave the film a "B" grade and praised Ryan O'Nan's "quietly riveting performance as an Iraq-war veteran who comes undone after he returns home to dusty Texas (the filmmaker's home turf)".[5]

The film received Imagen Awards nominations for best feature film and for America Ferrera as best actress.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The Dry Land (2010) Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 2023-04-09.
  2. ^ "The Dry Land (2010)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "The Dry Land". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  4. ^ "The Dry Land Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (July 28, 2010). "The Dry Land". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nominees for 25th Annual Imagen Awards Announced". Imagen Awards. Archived from the original on December 10, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

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