GIRLS OF THE SUN
A blistering, character-driven war drama that follows Bahar, a commander of a Kurdish female battalion, as she leads her unit in a brutal...
IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY
In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) is Angelina Jolie's directorial debut, a war drama set during the Bosnian War of the early 1990s. It centers on...
A WAR
A War, directed by Tobias Lindholm, follows a Danish army company stationed in Afghanistan, where a decision protects soldiers but risks civilians. As...
KAJAKI
Kajaki (aka Kilo Two Bravo) is a tense British war drama based on the 2006 Kajaki Dam incident in Afghanistan. A small unit of Royal Marines is...
EMPIRE OF THE SUN
Empire of the Sun is a war drama directed by Steven Spielberg, adaptation of J. G. Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel. It follows Jim, a precocious...
USS INDIANAPOLIS: MEN OF COURAGE
"USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage" (2016) dramatizes the WWII naval disaster when the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis was torpedoed by a Japanese...
DONBASS
Donbass is a mosaic drama by Sergei Loznitsa that fragments everyday life amid the Donbas war. Eschewing a traditional plot, it pieces together...
A PERFECT DAY
A Perfect Day follows four aid workers in a remote Balkan valley during the 1995 Bosnian War as they improvise a simple mission—dig up and bury a...
DAYS OF GLORY
Days of Glory (Indigènes) follows four North African soldiers who answer France's call in World War II and fight in Europe, Italy, and Normandy. As...
TURTLES CAN FLY
Set in a Kurdish refugee camp on the Iraq–Turkey border after the Gulf War, Turtles Can Fly follows Satellite, a sharp, hopeful 12-year-old who leads...
OF GODS AND MEN
Based on true events, Of Gods and Men follows seven French Trappist monks living at the Tibhirine monastery in the Atlas Mountains during the Algerian...
THE LORDS OF DISCIPLINE
An adaptation of Pat Conroy's novel, The Lords of Discipline follows a young cadet at a Southern military academy as he and his friends navigate a...
UNDER THE BOMBS
During Lebanon’s civil conflict, a weary taxi driver and a frightened young woman become unlikely allies as they navigate bombed-out Beirut in a race...
QUO VADIS, AIDA?
Quo Vadis, Aida? follows Aida Alijević, a Bosnian translator for the UN in Srebrenica during July 1995. As Bosnian Serb forces encircle the enclave,...
THE PAINTED BIRD
Set during World War II, The Painted Bird follows a young boy who journeys across a ravaged Eastern European countryside, enduring hunger,...
BEAUFORT
Beaufort, Joseph Cedar's tense war drama, unfolds inside the Beaufort outpost during the Lebanon War. As a small unit awaits orders and the clock...
FIRST THEY KILLED MY FATHER
First They Killed My Father is a historical war drama directed by Angelina Jolie, based on Loung Ung’s memoir about surviving the Khmer Rouge in...
OPERATION MINCEMEAT
Operation Mincemeat recounts the audacious World War II deception in which British intelligence engineers a fictitious officer’s identity and forged...
CAMP X-RAY
Camp X-Ray is a 2014 American independent drama directed by Peter Sattler. The story follows a new Army guard stationed at Guantanamo Bay who forms an...