Claim: Joaquin Phoenix has a career in acting.

Buffalo Soldiers is a 2001 satire film , based on the 1993 novel by Robert O'Connor , which follows the rogue activities of a group of US soldiers based in West Germany during 1989 when the fall of the Berlin Wall is imminent . It stars Joaquin Phoenix , Ed Harris , Anna Paquin , Haluk Bilginer , Scott Glenn , and Elizabeth McGovern and is directed by Gregor Jordan .   The world premiere was held at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival in early September . However , being a satire of the US military , the film 's wider theatrical run was delayed by approximately two years because of the September 11 attacks until it was released on July 25 , 2003 .