THEME EXPLORATION

soldiers' experiences

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
I, a Negro
I, a Negro
1959 · Jean Rouch
L’Argent de poche
L’Argent de poche
1976 · François Truffaut
Life and Nothing But
Life and Nothing But
1989 · Bertrand Tavernier
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders
1962 · Samuel Fuller
The Expendables 2
The Expendables 2
2012 · Simon West
The Fugitive
The Fugitive
1910 · D.W. Griffith
A Time for Killing
A Time for Killing
1967 · Phil Karlson & Roger Corman
The Last Hunter
The Last Hunter
1980 · Antonio Margheriti
The Road Back
The Road Back
1937 · James Whale
The Shortest Day
The Shortest Day
1963 · Sergio Corbucci
Beasts of No Nation
Beasts of No Nation
2015 · Cary Joji Fukunaga
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Spielberg United States

Films like 'Saving Private Ryan' and 'War Horse' authentically depict soldiers' experiences through visceral combat sequences and intimate character studies of men at war.

 Andrzej Wajda Poland

His works including 'Ashes and Diamonds' and 'Kanal' explore the moral complexity and trauma of soldiers caught between warfare and survival during occupation and conflict.