# Episode 234 - In the Valley of Elah (with Matthew Anderson)

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Podcast: [The Lone Acting Nominees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-lone-acting-nominees-6469838)
Published: 2026-01-29T15:52:38+00:00
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## Resource

This week, we're talking about Tommy Lee Jones's performance as a retired military detective seeking the truth in his son's mysterious death a few days after returning from a tour in Iraq in Paul Haggis's IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH!

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