Gravitas Ventures & Broad Green Pictures to Release Real-Life War Drama CITIZEN SOLDIER

Gravitas Ventures, in conjunction with Broad Green Pictures, today announced the acquisition of real life war dramas CITIZEN SOLDIER, DANGER CLOSE, and THE HORNETS NEST. Directed by David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud of Strong Eagle Media (SEM), CITIZEN SOLDIER will release on August 30, 2016: globally on VOD through Gravitas and domestically on Blu-ray and DVD through Broad Green Pictures. DANGER CLOSE is in production and will release in 2017.

CITIZEN SOLDIER is a dramatic feature film, told from the point of view of a group of Soldiers in the Oklahoma Army National Guard's 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known since World War II as the "Thunderbirds." Set in one of the most dangerous parts of Afghanistan at the height of the surge, it is a heart-pounding, heartfelt grunts' eye-view of the war. As a real life, modern day "Band of Brothers", they demonstrate bravery and valor under the most hellish of conditions, embodying one of the fundamental pillars of the warrior ethos: to never leave a fallen comrade behind. Using unprecedented footage from multiple cameras, and with no judgment or political point of view, CITIZEN SOLDIER immerses viewers using 100% real footage and details exactly what these members of the National Guard are going through on the front lines.

"In making the film, CITIZEN SOLDIER, we wanted the audience to feel the chaos and horrors of combat and, in the process, witness real valor under the most hellish of conditions," said co-directors David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud. "This 100% real life contemporary "Band of Brothers" story immerses viewers in the Soldiers experience, with no judgment or political point of view, unveiling a team of ordinary men and women coming together under extraordinary circumstances."

"Working with these filmmakers has personal significance for me and we're thrilled to be working on these important films," said Gravitas President and Army Veteran Michael Murphy. "Each picture is unique in story and voice and so from a distribution standpoint we're excited about our comprehensive strategy for the entire body of work.

CITIZEN SOLDIER is produced by David Salzberg, Christian Tureaud, Bert Bedrosian and Eran Harrill of SEM, with partner Wendy R. Anderson executive producing, in association with Charlie Anderson and Mike Camello from Charlie Mike Productions and John Brenkus, Jason Mergott and Frank Sinton from BASE Productions.

For more information on the film, please visit:
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://www.citizensoldierfilm.com/
FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/citizensoldierbirdseyeview/