Name: War
Genre: War, Drama
Released: 2002-03-14
Duration: 2 h
Cast: Aleksey Chadov, Ian Kelly, Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė, Sergei Bodrov Jr., Yuri Stepanov

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During the bloody war in Chechnya, a British couple and two Russian soldiers are taken hostage by Chechen rebels. Two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the British woman who is forced to wait for the ransom.

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Directed by: Aleksei Balabanov
Written by: Aleksei Balabanov
Produced by: Sergei Selyanov, Irina Pavlova
Music by: Leva Bi-2, Vyacheslav Butusov, Aleksandr Uman

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March 14, 2002 · 2 h 0 min · Violence, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery

Released: March 14, 2002
Runtime: 2 h 0 min
Content: Violence, Strong Language, Disturbing Imagery
Genres: War, Drama
Original language: Russian
Also spoken: Chechen, English
Made in: Russia
Available in: 13 countries

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Where can I stream War?

It streams in 10 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is War worth watching?

71

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 71 (IMDb 7.5).

Will I feel good after watching War?

BleakHopeful

Probably not: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.

Is War in English?

RussianChechenEnglish

No, it was made in Russian, with some Chechen and English.