| RATING: | 100% |
| FORMAT: | Cinema |
Fascinating and engrossing variation on the Bathsheba myth that is not so much a classic war movie as an exploration of the reasons for, and the exact nature of, class-war.
There is no alternative to such internecine conflict and the inevitable result is the need for the ruling class to be dependent on the poor to achieve its goals; the fear of poor people being that if they do not suck up to their rulers, they will either be killed or be unemployed.
The love between men in combat and for each other is very strongly presented - so much so that they seem more alive in the thick of battle than in a woman’s arms. The acting is superb as is the writing. This is a film you are very unlikely to forget in a hurry - especially because of its dark humor.
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