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 “Mending the Line” is a simple and sentimental story of combat veterans coming together and healing the wounds of war through fly fishing in Montana. A good cast doesn't make this into any kind of existential epic, since it doesn't transcend any of the genres it mixes. No, it's not "A River Runs Through It." But PTSD is treated realistically and sympathetically. And the metaphors about fishing and life, the appreciation of fly-fishing as the subject of some of the most sensory and moving sports publications, and the meditative moments in the creek elevate it and make it worthwhile. Director: Joshua Caldwell Writer: Stephen Camelio Stars: Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld A prologue tells us how Marine John Colter (Sinqua Walls) came to be in a VA hospital in Montana, healing his broken bones and torn skin, but stuffing himself into a bottle to deal with survivor's guilt over the fateful command decision that he came to make. and lives altered by it. His...