The War Zone Movie Review 1998

Harrowing and uncompromising look at a working class British family torn apart by incest and abuse. Dad (Winstone) has just moved the family to a small Devon town--a move resented by his children, 18-year-old Jessie (Belmont) and 15-year-old Tom (Cunliffe). Mum (Swinton) is too busy with a new baby to see what's going on but lonely Tom gradually (and later graphically) becomes aware that something not right is happening between Jessie and their father. Roth's disquieting directing debut; based on Stuart's novel.

Distribution

New Yorker Video, 16 W. 61st St., 11th Fl., New York, NY 10023, Phone: (212)645-4600, Toll-free: 800-447-0196, Fax: (212)645-3030, Email: info@newyorkerfilms.com, URL: http://www.newyorkerfilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 98 minutes.
Originally from British.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Bad Dads, Teen Angst, Brothers & Sisters, Incest, Tragedy, Bringing Up Baby, Only the Lonely, Family Drama

Screenplay

Alexander Stuart

Cast

Ray Winstone, Tilda Swinton, Lara Belmont, Freddie Cunliffe, Aisling O'Sullivan, Colin Farrell, Annabelle Apsion, Kate Ashfield

Cinematography

Seamus McGarvey

Director

Tim Roth

Music

Simon Boswell

Producer

Film Four International