King and Country

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Dec 24, 2020 It plays like theater, but that's appropriate for the intimacy of the material. Still, it tries its best to be "real". There's nothing glamorous about war: the mud, the rats, the darkness, and, best of the all, the leaky shed where the trial takes place. The ending is shocking, though I would argue it's not so much for what takes place, but for the efficiency and lack of sentimentality with which it's handled. Another excellent Joseph Losey film. See more Mar 25, 2020 stunning performances. this a very rare film that shows the war from a different perspective especially the mood of the film is soo disturbing. This is undoubtedly a great film. See more Jun 16, 2018 An odd war film, which should probably be watched a second time (months later) to fully appreciate it. When is enough, enough - or too much? This film set during WWI but was made during the Vietnam conflict, I didn't think PTSD/shell-shock was recognized at that time as much as this film intimates. How do we define justice whether in civilian or military venues? See more Dec 17, 2016 A gripping, impossibly tense affair from the outset. Bogarde is terrific. See more Apr 10, 2015 This is so offensive to soldiers, just because Hamps a working class soldier he's really stupid? And when Webb says stuff about being in the war to do what he's told when Hamp clearly is to. The guy who wrote this is just attacking working class and saying wether they can handle the war is based on their rank. It feels like they wrote this film just to have a got at the working class See more Nov 23, 2014 Fairly simplistic with it's storyline of a shell-shocked soldier charged with dissection, but it's a very powerful statement on the wrongs of the army of on its own soldiers, neatly mirrored by the privates in the trenches tormenting a rat as proceedings unravel. See more Read all reviews

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