Directed by:
Mark JacksonCinematography:
Reed MoranoComposer:
Dave EggarCast:
Catherine Keener, Ben Kingsley, Hafsia Herzi, Vincenzo Amato, Donatella Finocchiaro, Luana Toscano, Guido Caprino, Loredana MarinoPlots(1)
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. (Accent Film Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Catherine Keener
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Ben Kingsley
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Shutter Island (2010)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Hafsia Herzi
France
Best movies:
The Source (2011)
The Rabbi's Cat (2011)
Mektoub, My Love (2017)
Vincenzo Amato
Italy
Best movies:
Respiro (2002)
Unbroken (2014)
The Golden Door (2006)
Donatella Finocchiaro
Italy
Best movies:
Couch Potatoes (2017)
The Ages of Love (2011)
Baaria (2009)
Luana Toscano
Best movies:
The Young Montalbano (2012) (series)
War Story (2014)
Guido Caprino
Italy
Best movies:
Sweet Dreams (2016)
With or Without You (2021)
We Believed (2010)
Loredana Marino
Best movies:
Alone with Her Dreams (2020)
Inspector Montalbano (1999) (series)
War Story (2014)