A Private War

Name: A Private War
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Released: November 2, 2018
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Alexandra Moen, Amanda Drew, Corey Johnson, Fady Elsayed, Faye Marsay

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Aviron Pictures | Release Date: November 2, 2018 | Not Rated

Starring: Alexandra Moen, Amanda Drew, Corey Johnson, Fady Elsayed, Faye Marsay, Greg Wise, Gurnita Kaur Kahlon, Hilton McRae, Imogen King, Jamie Dornan, Jeremie Laheurte, Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Natasha Jayetileke, Nikki Amuka Bird, Raad Rawi, Raman Srinivasan, Rosamund Pike, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Yann Morine

Summary: In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado.In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado. After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable sipping martinis with London’s elite as she is confronting dictators. Colvin sacrifices loving relationships, and over time, her personal life starts to unravel as the trauma she’s witnessed takes its toll. Yet, her mission to show the true cost of war leads her—along with renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan)—to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. … Expand

Director: Matthew Heineman

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, War

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 110 min

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Maximilian Von Thun

Feb 13, 2019

Heineman himself has said he feels an “enormous kinship” with Colvin’s commitment to revealing the human cost of conflict. And that, despite all her personal flaws, is what makes Colvin’s story so profoundly moving. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Oct 4, 2018

A Private War manages to be simultaneously appalled by the humanitarian crises it depicts...and honest about the thrill that visiting such hot spots offered to someone who found it hard to readjust to her life in London between assignments. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Nov 2, 2018

The dramatic, personal story of Colvin herself is absorbingly told here, largely because of Pike’s dynamic performance, showing us a woman who was courageous enough to risk her life for a story on a daily basis but remained vulnerable enough to make the stories viscerally compelling. Read full review

Rex Reed

Nov 1, 2018

Because it concentrates on her professional risks and accomplishments at the expense of the personal conflicts that give the film its title, it’s not a perfect film, but Rosamund Pike is so good in it that she’s certain to be remembered when the 2018 awards season rolls around. Read full review

Alan Ng

Nov 8, 2018

Colvin’s downward spiral not only sucked the positive energy from her friends and colleagues, but it will take it away from you as well. Quite frankly, this is a good thing. Films don’t always have to end with rainbows and lollipops to be powerful. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Sep 15, 2018

Nimbly edited and directed with brio, this portrait of the legendary Sunday Times war correspondent Marie Colvin represents a sure-footed leap for director Matthew Heineman from documentary to factually-based drama. Read full review

The Playlist Victor Stiff

Sep 15, 2018

Aside from the striking scenes occurring on the battlefronts, everything else in this picture is subpar. “A Private War” works off a disjointed script and tells a dull story, populated with forgettable characters. Pike throws herself into Marie, and the intensity of her commitment is palpable, but the flashy performance feels soulless. Read full review

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Panchogul

Nov 23, 2019

Es un drama crudo, realista y emocionalmente violento, en varias escenas me sentí realmente conmovido y devastado por el realismo de varias escenas que muestran sin tapujos las consecuencias de los ataques que se llevan a cabo durante un conflicto bélico. Rosamund Pike como protagonista hizoEs un drama crudo, realista y emocionalmente violento, en varias escenas me sentí realmente conmovido y devastado por el realismo de varias escenas que muestran sin tapujos las consecuencias de los ataques que se llevan a cabo durante un conflicto bélico. Rosamund Pike como protagonista hizo un trabajo magnífico, su personaje fue totalmente creíble y llegas a sentir la angustia que ella debe de haber sentido al ver tanta violencia y su implacable compromiso con el mundo para que se sepan las cosas que ocurren.… Expand

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ledaumas

Nov 27, 2018

After watching this movie, I understand why people aren't crashing down the doors down to see this movie. It's heart wrenching and brutal about bad people in high places misusing their "power" and then lie about it to the public. It shows journalists trying to expose this at a high cost toAfter watching this movie, I understand why people aren't crashing down the doors down to see this movie. It's heart wrenching and brutal about bad people in high places misusing their "power" and then lie about it to the public. It shows journalists trying to expose this at a high cost to their health and lives. What's disheartening is that those things are still happening today. Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, and their fellow actors make us feel their horror as they witness atrocities, one after the other. It's a well-written film about inhumanity in the world we must not allow to continue. It shows the people who try to fight it and the people who try to report it, which makes this a hard film to watch. The film showed the violence, without film goers always having to witness it, because seeing the after was enough to realize what had happened by these unscrupulous people in power.… Expand