US Edition‘Warfare’ aims to be the most authentic Iraq War film yet
- Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland co-directed and wrote the film *Warfare*, opening in theaters April 11, with a 95-minute runtime.
- Mendoza, an Iraq War veteran and *Civil War* consultant, sought to create a more authentic depiction of war experiences.
- *Warfare* retells a 2006 Ramadi mission based on Mendoza's memories, starring D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai as a version of Mendoza.
- Mendoza stated he wanted to remind people that America's wars are fought by its youth; Garland says the film presents facts without judgment.
- The film intends to offer a corrective to previous Iraq War movies, aiming for a more truthful, less exceptional portrayal of conflict.
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Warfare Review: The Real Brutality of Combat
A24 Step into a different kind of war film with Warfare. Based on the real-life recollections of director Ray Mendoza during his time as a U.S. Navy SEAL during the Iraq War, the film chronicles one event during his deployment. The film features the recollections of other platoon members on November 19, 2006, presented in real time beginning from the main title. If you have been looking for a film that strips all of Hollywood’s glamor off of war…
Warfare is a visceral and powerful outlier in a genre under fire from gratuitous tropes: Film review
Most people have a preconceived idea of a war film in their heads. Warfare does not meet that preconception. Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza, who serve as co-directors and co-writers on the project, limit the traditional "warfare" tropes to the film's title and nothing beyond.The film compels the viewer to take what they will from it, as it presents a stunningly realised and visceral recreation of a veteran's experience.Warfare is not a traditional…
Warfare's Alex Garland: 'Being anti-war is not the same as saying it should never happen'
Alex Garland and war veteran Ray Mendoza co-wrote and directed Warfare, a film that embeds the audience within a platoon of American Navy SEALs on an Iraqi surveillance mission gone wrong.
Is Alex Garland's Warfare anti-war? Director breaks down stance
There’s a famous quote attributed to the legendary French New Wave filmmaker Francois Truffaut that posits there’s no such thing as an anti-war movie. “Every film about war ends up being pro-war,” the 400 Blows director told The Chicago Tribune back in 1973. It’s an interesting talking point, and one which may well spring to mind when watching Warfare – the latest film from Ex Machina and Civil War’s Alex Garland, which he has co-directed with f…
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