A War (Blu-ray) R

Duty goes beyond the battlefield.
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Blu-ray Details

  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 55 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 7, 2016
  • Originally Released: 2015
  • Label: Magnolia Home Ent

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User Ratings: 1,931
3.5 stars out of 4 -- A WAR, as tough to watch as it can be, is an extremely rewarding and disquieting experience.
RogerEbert.com
Feb 12, 2016
Rating: 3.5/5 -- While this isn't anything groundbreaking or earth-shattering, there are a handful of aspects that make A WAR something to see - so long as you don't go out of your way for it. Full Review
Fresh Fiction
Nov 4, 2017
Rating: 4/5 -- A War is an emotionally powerful film, a thought-provoking, intelligent film which looks at both the challenges in the field and at home during wartime. Full Review
We Are Movie Geeks
May 7, 2019
[I]t radiates intelligence and fairness....A thoughtful alternative to overblown Hollywood war movies...
A.V. Club
Feb 11, 2016
Only in the second half, after the commander is accused of a war crime and returns home to stand trial, do these two worlds merge and their respective realities clash, with sobering results. Full Review
Chicago Reader
Feb 25, 2016
Rating: 4/5 -- Writer and director Tobias Lindholm proves once again how strong of a writer and director he can be and "A War" is one of his strongest films yet. Full Review
Movies with Mae
Apr 4, 2019
Rating: 4/4 -- [It] may ... be among the best war movies of all time. Full Review
Boston Globe
Feb 25, 2016

Product Description:

A military commander is forced to make a life-altering decision in an attempt to save his troops in this drama written and directed by Tobias Lindholm. Claus (Pilou Asbaek) takes drastic action for the sake of his comrades while stationed in Afghanistan, but the fallout from his choice threatens to tear apart his family back home.

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  • UPC: 876964009607
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