Warfare
2025
****
Director: Ray Mendoza, Alex Garland
Cast: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, Charles Melton, Noah Centineo, Michael Gandolfini, Taylor John Smith, Adain Bradley, Evan Holtzman, Henrique Zaga, Alex Brockdorff
During the Iraq War, a U.S. Navy SEAL platoon finds themselves trapped in a house in Ramadi as they face enemy fire from all sides. This brutal and matter-of-fact story about urban combat is based on true events that took place in November 2006. The narrative is constructed from the personal memories of those involved, and co-director Ray Mendoza is one of them. The film doesn't take a stance on the war or introduce a cast of interesting characters; it merely documents the events in real time in 95 tense minutes.
