Battle Scars (film)

Battle Scars is a 2017 American war drama film written and directed by Danny Buday and starring Zane Holtz, Heather McComb, Ryan Eggold, Fairuza Balk and David James Elliott.

Cast

 * Zane Holtz as Luke Stephens
 * Heather McComb as Michelle
 * Fairuza Balk as Rifka
 * David James Elliott as Frank Stephens
 * Ryan Eggold as Nicky Stephens
 * Jamal Woolard as Dre
 * Kristen Renton as Summer
 * Amy Davidson as Jules Stephens

Release
The film was released in theaters and on VOD on July 14, 2017.

Reception
The film has a 13% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on eight reviews. Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Given writer-director Danny Buday’s apparent concern for the emotional and physical plight of returning veterans, this combo-plate approach feels especially off-base." Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Featuring that most hackneyed of settings, a strip club, Battle Scars is neither sensitive nor gripping enough to be taken seriously." Bobby LePire of Film Threat graded the film a D+.