The War Zone

1999
R
1h 38m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

11 k

MA NOTE

An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.

Liretrailer2 min 14 s

2 vidéos

41 photos

Tragedy Drama Thriller

Un adolescent renfermé, triste d'avoir dû quitter Londres, doit trouver le moyen de gérer un sombre secret familial.Un adolescent renfermé, triste d'avoir dû quitter Londres, doit trouver le moyen de gérer un sombre secret familial.Un adolescent renfermé, triste d'avoir dû quitter Londres, doit trouver le moyen de gérer un sombre secret familial.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

7,2/10

11 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Prix
- 9 victoires et 12 nominations au total

Vidéos2

Photos41

+ 35

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Histoire

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Le saviez-vous

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Anecdotes
Tilda Swinton had just given birth to twins before starring in this film, which was helpful for the film, where the display of the bodies play an important role, and her character had also just given birth.

Citations
Tom: I saw you.
Jessie: Saw me what?
Tom: In the bath...
Jessie: Yeah?
Tom: What were you doing?
Jessie: What do you think? I got in and he got out.
Tom: That's not what I saw.
Jessie: Well, that's all it was.
Tom: Where were you?
Jessie: It's a pretty weird thing you're suggesting if you're saying what I think you're saying. I haven't told you to f@ck off or anything, which I probably should've. Nothing happened, OK? I'd tell you.
Tom: You couldn't.
Jessie: Yes, I could. You OK now?

Autres versions
The R-rated US version has four minutes of footage, mostly involving incestuous acts, removed.

Connexions
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Man on the Moon/Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo/Cradle Will Rock/The Cider House Rules/The War Zone (1999)

Commentaires des utilisateurs141

Commentaire

Commentaire en vedette

10/10

Disturbingly Realistic, Incredible Acting, Sad.

Whew. At a loss for words. You really feel like your gut has been ripped out after watching this truly sad story. Lara Belmont definitely deserves some kind of award for this; her role of Jessie, the sexually abused daughter is amazing. I didn't know who to feel sorry for most, Jessie, her brother, or the mother.

The love between brother and sister through this dilemma is tear jerking. Rarely has a movie caught such realism in the expression of utter despair and hopelessness. My desire to reach through the screen and strangle the father was outweighed only by my desire to hug the daughter, and root for the brother. It's hard to believe this actually happens for real, but unfortunately the reality is, it does. I think part of the "penalty" for such a horrible thing as incest and child abuse is to watch "The War Zone".

The cinematography is outstanding and serves as almost a beautiful counterbalance to the main story's theme. I guess it takes some of the best scenery in the world to help balance _that_ out.

This film easily gets a 10, and deserves every bit of it.