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War Story (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Rotterdam International Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 2014 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Mark Jackson

Written By:
Kristin Gore
Mark Jackson

Actors:
Catherine Keener ..... Lee
Hafsia Herzi ..... Hafsia
Ben Kingsley ..... Albert
Vincenzo Amato ..... Filippo
Donatella Finocchiaro ..... Daria
Guido Caprino ..... Doctor
Luana Toscano ..... Maid
Wejdi Trabelsi ..... Tunisian Man
Rosario Petix ..... Cop #1
Giuseppe Petix ..... Cop #2
Loredana Marino ..... Nurse
Amalia Contarini ..... Waitress

Synopsis:

Released by a nameless faction after being held captive, Lee, a veteran war photographer, holes up in a hotel room in Sicily, where she refuses to take phone calls and denies all contact in a despairing bid for isolation. She battles recent memories having been traumatised by her experiences on assignment in war torn Libya. The effects of war on her psyche are pronounced and Lee struggles to come to terms with the abhorrent violence and loss that has afflicted many of the refugees she has depicted and helped while documenting various stories of suffering. An intense character study, War Story elicits an awesome solo performance from Catherine Keener who conveys the fear, paranoia and guilt that plagues survivors of extreme situations and with nuance unveils Lee's past and the light that might guide her to a better future.

A war photographer who recently endured a brutal detainment in Libya holes up in Sicily to come to terms with her ordeal, not far from the home of her former lover and mentor. Soon she crosses paths with a Tunisian migrant in need of an abortion and safe passage to France, who bears a striking resemblance to a Libyan girl Lee photographed just before her capture.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 05 May, 2015.