
Shell Shock is a movie directed by Danis Tanovic in 2009 and based on the book Triage by Scott Anderson, first published in 1998. The movie features Colin Farrell, Jamie Sives, Paz Vega, Kelly Reilly, Branko Djuric, Mozaffar Shafeie, and others.
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Storyline
Following a devastating injury sustained during a mission, Mark Walsh, a seasoned photojournalist marked by the scars of battle, returns home from Kurdistan, leaving behind his friend and fellow journalist David. As haunting images trigger harrowing flashbacks of the wartime atrocities he witnessed, Mark becomes consumed by an insatiable desire to uncover the unsettling truth surrounding David’s vanishing act.
Movie vs Book

Year
2009
Minutes
99
Movie Rate
6.50
Source: IMDb
Movie
Shell Shock
Original title: Triage
Director: Danis Tanovic
Country: Ireland
Year: 2009
Length: 1h39m
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Year
1998
Pages
239
Book Rate
7.02
S: Goodreads
Book
Triage
Author: Scott Anderson
Country: USA
First published in: 1998
Length: 239 pages
Genre: Fiction
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