Warfare

They won't be showing this one at recruitment centers. ” Jordan Hoffman Entertainment Weekly

A visceral, boots-on-the-ground story of modern warfare and brotherhood, told like never before: in real time and based on the memory of the people who lived it.

From A24 films & written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland (Civil War, 28 Days Later), arriving one year after 2024’s Civil War, comes an immersive and electrifying new take on the war movie. Created from the memories of real-life Navy SEALs, including Mendoza himself, the film recounts a dangerous surveillance mission gone wrong in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2006. Featuring an ensemble cast of Hollywood’s most exciting up-and-coming talent, including Charles Melton, Will Poulter, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Cosmo Jarvis, Joseph Quinn, and Kit Connor, Warfare takes place in real time, using extended takes, meticulously constructed sets, and unmatched realism to capture the fog and chaos of war, and the indelible brotherhood that develops in its wake.

Directed by Alex Garland (Civil War) and (ex-Navy Seal) Ray Mendoza. Starring Joseph Quinn, Kosmo Javis, Will Poulter, Kit Connor, Noah Centineo, D’Pharoah Woon-A-Tai.

Rating
MA15
Duration
95 MINS

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