The American Dream (2011)

Armed with dreams that extend beyond their block Luis and Ronald two best friends from Los Angeles videotape their last 36 hours before shipping off to Afghanistan One hundred days before Obamas inauguration these young men have joined the Marines together to face the obstacles and circumstances that seem to overwhelm their passage into manhood Luis wants to be a filmmaker and Ronald wants to travel the world and raise a family Through the lens of Luiss video camera they capture their friends family members and places they call home to remember who they are and where they come from In their darkest hour they turn on the video camera for the last time and document the final moments of their journey home They soon realize that their dreams and promises of a new life mean nothing in a place called War