Review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) by Garrett ! — 05 Apr 2014

This war film is devoted to showing the viewer the truth about war heroes.

This review of Flags of Our Fathers (2006) was written by Garrett ! on 05 Apr 2014.

Flags of Our Fathers has generally received positive reviews.

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