Washington
(ANI):
After
being
cast
out
from
the
Paramount
lot,
Tom
Cruise
made
his
big
screen
comeback
with
'Lions
For
Lambs".
After
a
short
hiatus
from
the
big
screen
after
'Mission
Impossible
III",
the
Oscar
nominee
made
a
return
with
the
era's
fiercest
political
debate
about
the
Bush
White
House
and
assails
post-9/11
foreign
policy,
especially
the
wars
in
Afghanistan
and
Iraq,
reports
Variety.
Alongside
Cruise
are
big
names
like
Robert
Redford,
who
is
directing
and
starring
in
the
film,
and
Meryl
Streep.
The
film
was
originally
planned
as
a
stage
play
and
blends
three
storylines.
Cruise
plays
a
rightwing
senator
giving
an
interview
to
TV
journalist
Streep;
Redford,
a
college
professor,
talking
to
one
of
his
students
about
the
importance
of
political
engagement;
and
a
more
cinematic
take
of
the
battlefield
repercussions
in
Afghanistan.
The
film
was
screened
at
the
Picture
House
in
Pelham,
New
York
on
Oct
18
to
raise
funds
for
the
theatre
located
outside
Gotham.