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A Private War

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• War
• Documentary

• 2018
• Matthew Heineman
• 110 mins
• 15

Summary

War correspondent Marie Colvin is driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless. In 2012, she and photographer Paul Conroy cover the conflict in the city of Homs, where they find thousands of Syrian men, women and children caught in the crossfire. Biopic, starring Rosamund Pike, Greg Wise and Tom Hollander

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Trevor Johnston

Rosamund Pike dons the trademark eye-patch of ill-fated war reporter Marie Colvin in this blistering biographical portrait exploring a life spent amid the carnage of the world's troubled hot spots - and the psychological impact of witnessing so much suffering. Pike digs deep in the most challenging role of her career, convincing us as a battle-hardened professional, and providing a remarkably convincing rendition of Colvin's gravelly, tobacco-ravaged voice. Coming from a documentary background, director Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts) creates a series of thoroughly believable war-torn locales doubling for Sri Lanka and Syria, and underlines how Colvin's dedication to getting the story out ultimately proved an unsustainable addiction to risk. Jamie Dornan as her gung-ho but loyal cameraman, and Tom Hollander's ever-demanding editor fill out a significant story, which ultimately proves heroic and tragic at the same time. Heineman's first fiction film also proves to be a worthwhile dramatic complement to the searingly authentic Under the Wire, the 2018 feature documentary tracing Colvin's endeavours under bombardment from the Assad military.

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6.7/10

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Cast

rolenameMarie ColvinRosamund PikePaul ConroyJamie DornanTony ShawStanley TucciSean RyanTom HollanderZoeAlexandra MoenNorm CoburnCorey JohnsonGaddafiRaad RawiAdam WatkinsHilton McRaeRemi OchlikJeremie Laheurte

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rolenameDirectorMatthew Heineman

Details

Theatrical distributor

Altitude

Released on

2019-02-15

Languages

English

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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