Warfare

Story: Co-directed by Alex Garland and Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza, Warfare is a nail-biting, jaw-dropping tense portrayal of modern combat and evacuation. The film is based on an actual incident from the Iraq War and memories of Mendoza and his fellow U.S. Navy SEALs, who were trapped in a Ramadi apartment during a surveillance mission gone awry in 2006.

Review: After Adolescence’s single take technical brilliance, Warfare’s impeccable sound design, intense storytelling, cinematography and atmospherics will leave you shaken. There is no music, the enemies are barely shown and the entire film is shot at one location. This no-frills innovative approach creates a film so immersive, terrifying and gripping that you want to be evacuated, let alone have popcorn or coffee!

Alex Garland’s spectacular war movie can be classified as horror for its edge of the seat, relentless and raw onslaught of terror. He leaves you no room to relax or catch a breath. It strips off the glamour and chest-thumping heroism of war films to give you the real picture. There’s also brotherhood and empathy, surfacing when there’s no expectation. Warfare is a technical masterpiece that never overlooks human emotion and horrors of war. This one’s bound to blow your mind.

Should you watch it? Hell yes! in IMAX. This is one of the greatest war films. Do note it’s a graphic depiction of war and risk involved in combat so not for the fainthearted. Cinemas should screen this without an interval.