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Written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), WARFARE embeds audiences with a platoon of American Navy SEALs in the home of an Iraqi family, overwatching the movement of US forces through insurgent territory.
A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.
Director
Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
Cast
Joseph Quinn, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis
Rating
Year
2025
Country
United States
Language
English
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Reviews
- "There is no doubt that WARFARE is, to this civilian’s eyes and rattled ears, the most effective any film has been at not only communicating but sharing the mental state of soldiers in warfare."
- Chicago Reader - "Brutal. Uncompromising. Unrelenting. WAR-FARE isn't just a war film, it's an experience. Garland and Mendoza strip away the spectacle, delivering a raw, nerve-wracking descent into the world of modern combat."
- The Cinematic Reel - "This is a formidable technical showcase and obsessive forensic recreation whose imposed formal limitations become meaning-making ends in and of themselves."
- Slant Magazine - "It is remarkably nonjudgmental, presenting an incident that is neither moral nor amoral, but truthful and awful."
- San Francisco Chronicle