Pretty Much True

The semi-autobiographical Pretty Much True, originally released as Homefront, begins in early 2003 when the US is still reeling from-and deciding how to respond to-the September 11 attacks.Mia, a 26-year-old cab driver and failed adjunct English professor, is desperately in love with Jake, a 101st Airborne Division helicopter pilot who, like many, assumes the floating speculation of a war with Iraq is nothing more than an absurd rumor.It isn't a rumor. Before long, Jake deploys, and...
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The semi-autobiographical Pretty Much True, originally released as Homefront, begins in early 2003 when the US is still reeling from-and deciding how to respond to-the September 11 attacks.Mia, a 26-year-old cab driver and failed adjunct English professor, is desperately in love with Jake, a 101st Airborne Division helicopter pilot who, like many, assumes the floating speculation of a war with Iraq is nothing more than an absurd rumor.It isn't a rumor. Before long, Jake deploys, and Mia nervously watches from her living room couch as the televised Shock & Awe missiles pummel Baghdad. With an eye or an ear constantly on the news for the latest updates from embedded reporters or insufferably sensationalist talking TV heads hungry for soldier tragedies (great for ratings!), Mia is overtaken by the numbing fear that she'll never see Jake alive again.