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Tim Roth's "The War Zone," brilliant and heartbreaking, takes place in the present but is timeless; most particularly it is cut off from the fix-it culture of psychobabble, which defines all the politically correct ways to consider incest.
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With the well-acted The War Zone, debuting director Tim Roth finds moments of beauty in a tale of stark horror -- and marks himself as a talent to watch behind the camera. Read Critics Reviews...
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- Tim Roth
- R
- Ray Winstone
'The War Zone' is a very hard-to-watch film because it portrays incest -- such a terrible and disgusting event going on in some families today. I was repulsed by the film's haunting and brooding score, but I have to say I was amazed also.
The War Zone was given a limited theatrical release in 12 cinemas in the United States and earned $254,441. Critical response. The War Zone received mainly positive reviews. It has a score of 84% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews with an average rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Jun 11, 1999 · The War Zone: Directed by Tim Roth. With Annabelle Apsion, Kate Ashfield, Lara Belmont, Freddie Cunliffe. An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Tim Roth
- 1999-06-11
The War Zone is not entirely convincing. It is tougher to watch and probably the most depressing film ever made. It is based on a novel and adapted by the author, Alexander Stuart. Performances by the two teenagers, Lara Belmont and Freddie Cunliffe, who have never acted before, are remarkable.
As a sexual abuse survivor, there is, quite simply, no film that has impacted me with the intensity, emotion and wholeness as Tim Roth's "The War Zone," a 1999 film that centers around an alienated teenager whose family moves out of London into the country.
