The Long Ride Home: Run For The Wall
2013
If you're looking for a stirring documentary about American patriotism and veteran solidarity, this is genuine and moving—the kind of film that restores faith in community. But if you want entertainment or narrative thrills, skip it; this is a straightforward chronicle of a meaningful real-world event, not a typical movie experience.
Plot
Every May, hundreds of motorcyclists depart Ontario, California for a ten-day journey across America to Washington, DC. When the motorcyclists, consisting of veterans, their supporters, families and friends, reach Washington for Memorial Day weekend, they participate in the Rolling Thunder Rally. Rolling Thunder takes place at the Pentagon parking lot with nearly half a million motorcyclists. The event concludes with an emotional memorial at The Wall.