The Lucky Ones
After suffering an injury during a routine patrol, hardened sergeant TK Poole is granted a one-month leave to visit his fiancé. But when an unexpected blackout cancels all flights out of New York, TK agrees to share a ride to Pittsburgh with two similarly stranded servicemen: Cheaver, an older family man who longs to return to his wife in St. Louis, and Colee, a naive private who's pinned her hopes on connecting with a dead fellow soldier's family. What begins as a short trip unexpectedly evolves into a longer journey.
Forced to grapple with old relationships, broken hopes and a country divided over the war, TK, Cheaver and Colee discover that home is not quite what they remembered, and that the unlikely companionship they've found might be what matters the most.
Special Features:
- A Look Inside The Lucky Ones
Critic Reviews:
- " Mostly everything in the film, regardless of how contrived the set up, eventually rings true. " – Martin Tsai
- " The direction is functional, workmanlike; Burger never steals the spotlight from his characters. " – John Beifuss
- " What gives these episodes cumulative impact is the group portrait that emerges of a well-meaning country in a state of drift. " – Michael Sragow