Please note this is a region b blu ray and will require a region b or region free blu ray player in order to play a story of innocence lost and courage found tom cruise delivers a riveting and unforgettable portrayal of vietnam veteran ron kovic in oliver stone39s academy award winning masterpiece based on a true story the acclaimed film follows the young kovic from a zealous teen who eagerly volunteers for the vietnam war to an embittered veteran paralysed from the mid chest down deeply