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‘Warfare’ aims to be the most authentic Iraq War film yet

Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland directed *Warfare*, a 95-minute film starring D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, and Charles Melton, opening April 11.
Mendoza, an Iraq War veteran and *Civil War* consultant, aimed to show the reality of war often misrepresented in film.
*Warfare* recreates a mission from Mendoza's time in Ramadi in 2006, focusing on the intense, real-time battle experience of US Navy SEALs.
Garland stated the film avoids judgment, saying, "The film does not have the agenda you're implying it does;" Mendoza wanted to show America's youth fighting wars.
The film intends to offer an authentic portrayal of war, though Mendoza acknowledges it may not resonate with every veteran's experience.

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The Atlantic

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A War Movie That Requires Patience

In Alex Garland’s new film, soldiers spend as much time waiting around as they do in battle.

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‘Warfare’ Cast: Where You’ve Seen These Actors Before

Warfare, cowritten and codirected by Alex Garland (Civil War) and Ray Mendoza, is based on the memories of two operations of American Navy SEALs who conducted a mission in Iraq controlled by Al Qaeda in November 2006. The team was divided into three groups, or operations, in the Ramadi Province with the goal of embedding […]

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‘Warfare’ Review: Hollywood Fights the Iraq War… Again

If you can believe it, Hollywood has already pumped out fifty or so Iraq War movies. Most of them were produced during the war with the unforgivable goal of undermining the war effort. The post ‘Warfare’ Review: Hollywood Fights the Iraq War… Again appeared first on Breitbart.

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'Warfare': Kit Connor, Charles Melton And More On Realistic War Scenes: 'You Really Can't Act, You're In It'

The cast of A24’s Warfare is bringing bloody realism to the genre of war action-thrillers. The film follows a platoon of Navy SEALs taking part in an intense mission in Iraq in 2006. The film features up-close, gritty and realistic portrayals of life on the edge as a SEAL trusting each other to survive. The writers and directors are Alex Garland and real-life Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza. The cast portrays the real veterans who served as members

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