Visionary director Alex Garland (CIVIL WAR) co-directs with veteran Ray Mendoza a radical real-time action film based on Mendoza's experiences.
19. November 2006, Iraq - A platoon of young Navy Seals is tasked with occupying the house of an Iraqi family to secure an insurgent area. At first, everything goes according to plan. They hold the residents at bay and spread out in the two-story building to observe the surroundings. When they notice an armed group of men, it's already too late: a grenade explodes in the house, shortly afterwards a bomb detonates and two soldiers are severely injured. Trapped in the house, the young men fight for mere survival. The pressure from the attackers does not let up and support only reaches them with difficulty. They desperately try to keep the two injured soldiers alive. A merciless race against time begins.
WARFARE tells the true story of war veteran Ray Mendoza, who is responsible for the screenplay and direction together with exceptional director Alex Garland (CIVIL WAR, 28 DAYS LATER). Garland and Mendoza create a harrowing picture of modern warfare, like never seen before: in real-time and based on the memories of the people who were there. A young ensemble of rising Hollywood actors portrays the soldiers: D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai (RESERVATION DOGS), Will Poulter (THE BEAR), Cosmo Jarvis (SHŌGUN), Kit Connor (HEARTSTOPPER), Finn Bennett (TRUE DETECTIVE), Taylor John Smith (WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING), Michael Gandolfini (BEAU IS AFRAID), Joseph Quinn (GLADIATOR II) and Charles Melton (MAY DECEMBER). WARFARE was produced by the successful studio A24 (EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, CIVIL WAR).
