War Story

Name: War Story
Genre: Drama
Released: July 30, 2014
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 50

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IFC Films | Release Date: July 30, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: A traumatized war photographer (Catherine Keener) tries to help a young, pregnant refugee gain safe passage to France.

Director: Mark Jackson

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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Scott Foundas

Aug 25, 2014

Anchored by Keener’s understated, psychologically acute performance, director Mark Jackson’s spare, quietly powerful sophomore feature demonstrates an impressive control of mood and tone and the ability to tell a story largely without words. Read full review

Serena Donadoni

Jul 29, 2014

Jackson and co-screenwriter Kristin Gore prize ambiguity, allowing for cathartic revelations but no easy resolutions. Read full review

Sheri Linden

Aug 7, 2014

Keener's performance riveting. Read full review

Clayton Dillard

Jul 28, 2014

Mark Jackson's direction strips much of the agency from any character's grasp by insisting that their dilemmas can only be revealed with stone-faced austerity. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Jul 30, 2014

Lee may not want to let anyone in, but it’s hard to engage fully with a film that doesn’t seem to want to, either. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jul 31, 2014

An excellent Keener commits reliably to the role and does give us moments worth savoring. But the underwritten script and misguided direction leave her stranded. Read full review

The Playlist Rodrigo Perez

Jul 28, 2014

Elusively told to the point of irritation, joyless and shot in chilly incarcerating rooms, War Story has the look and feel of an exhausted ashtray and borders on the pretentiously unclear. Read full review

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