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‘Ghost Soldier’ puts Jim Caviezel in a Wyoming land fight
Jim Caviezel stars as a retired Special Forces soldier in the action film “Ghost Soldier.”
He lives in Valentine, Wyoming, where a company is buying land near rivers and lakes to support data centers.
The company pressures the Hernandez family to give up their property, and Fitz steps in to protect them.
He uses advanced weapons from a bunker beneath his home to face the company’s security forces and mercenaries.
A sheriff and a gun dealer help him as he plans to drive the company out of town.
The film sides with local families against corporate power, while its choice to make the company’s CEO Bahranian has drawn criticism as xenophobic.
Released in the United States on Veterans Day, the movie frames its story as a tribute to service members, but reviews differ on its quality and originality.
Jim Caviezel stars in Ghost Soldier as a former Special Forces soldier who defends a family in rural Wyoming from a company seeking land.
The film’s plot centers on Brownstone buying land around rivers and lakes for sale to AI companies building data centers.
The company’s representative uses financial and physical pressure against residents who refuse to sell.
Fitz uses advanced weapons to protect the Hernandez family and oppose the company’s efforts.
Variety criticized the film’s lack of originality and its portrayal of the company’s Bahraini CEO.
- Who
- Jim Caviezel plays Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a former Special Forces soldier. He protects the Hernandez family from Brownstone.
- What
- The film follows a land dispute in which a company pressures residents to sell property for data center development.
- When
- The film was released in the United States on Veterans Day, according to Variety.
- Where
- Valentine, Wyoming, a rural town.
- Why
- Brownstone seeks land around rivers and lakes to sell to AI companies for data centers.
Fitz and the Hernandez family
Brownstone
Control of the land
Fitz and the Hernandez family
Fitz protects the Hernandez family as they resist giving up their property.
Brownstone
Brownstone seeks to acquire land around rivers and lakes for sale to AI companies.
Methods
Fitz and the Hernandez family
Fitz uses weapons to defend the family and oppose the company.
Brownstone
Brownstone’s representative applies financial or physical pressure to coerce residents, according to Variety.
Fitz retires to Valentine, Wyoming, while continuing to design advanced weapons for DARPA.
Its representative Ty Bell pressures residents who refuse to yield their property.
Fitz steps in to protect the Hernandez family.
The company sends mercenaries led by Mirko to flush Fitz out and secure the remaining parcels.
- Lead actor
- Jim Caviezel
- Character
- Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald
- Town
- Valentine, Wyoming
- Company
- Brownstone
- Film release
- United States on Veterans Day
- Land’s intended buyers
- AI companies building data centers