War Story (2014 film)
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Director Mark Jackson Duration Language English | 4/10 IMDb Genre Drama Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19) (Sundance) Writer Kristin Gore, Mark Jackson Music director Amy Lee, Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer Screenplay Kristin Gore, Mark Jackson Cast Catherine Keener (Lee), Hafsia Herzi (Hafsia), Ben Kingsley (Albert), Vincenzo Amato (Filippo), Donatella Finocchiaro (Daria)Similar movies Heat and Sunlight (1987), Septien (2011), A Teacher (2013), Zipper (2015), Heavy (1995) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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War Story is a 2014 American drama film directed by Mark Jackson, who had previously directed Without (2011). The film stars Catherine Keener, Hafsia Herzi and Ben Kingsley. Screenplay is by Kristin Gore, music by Dave Eggar, Chuck Palmer, and Amy Lee, and cinematography by Reed Morano.
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- Plot
- Cast
- Music
- Reception
- References
The film had its world premiere at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2014. The film later screened at 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Plot
A war photographer, Lee goes to Sicily instead of going back home New York City, to forget about being taken hostage in Libya. In Sicily, she crosses paths with her former lover and mentor Albert and tries to help Hafsia, a young Tunisian migrant, escape to France.
Cast
Music
Music for the movie was written and composed by Amy Lee, singer of American rock band Evanescence, and Dave Eggar. The soundtrack album was released on August 25, 2014.
Reception
War Story received a mixed to negative response from critics, with a 47% rating on rotten tomatoes. Todd McCarthy in his review for The Hollywood Reporter praised the film by saying that it is "A compelling, beautifully filmed character study of a war zone photographer in personal turmoil." Mark Adams of Screen International praised the film by saying that it is "A dense and taut drama, a study on post-traumatic stress disorder that at its best is strikingly tense and heavy with sadness." Chris Michael in his review for The Guardian, gave the film three out of five stars and said that "Catherine Keener exudes dark anxiety in Mark Jackson's tale of the European immigrant experience."
References
War Story (2014 film) WikipediaWar Story (2014 film) IMDb War Story (2014 film) themoviedb.org