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    "What the film has to say rings true, makes sense, and in the long run provies the main reason to see the film. But the lasting impact is less than a typical newscast filled with opposing talking heads.",
    "Different story strands are woven into the overall film: A senator pitching a pro-war story to a female cable news reporter; a professor trying to politically inspire what he feels is a gifted student, two soldiers confront a Taliban regiment in the mountains of Afghanistan.",
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