Film2021

Thorn of War

Name: Thorn of War
Genre: Action, War
Released: 2021
Cast: Aziz Dhiouer, Noufissa Benchehida

Taste attributes: actionwarfasttried & testedunsavouryrealisticsimplelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging war film that is breakneck, familiar and uncomplicated. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Taste details

Pace: very fast · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.5 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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What lines up

Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

A son gets radicalized by an extremist group online. One night he decides to leave for Syria to join the rebels fight against the regime. To bring him back, his mother takes the most dangerous trip of her life. Disguises as a journalist, she joins a convoy to get into the combat zone; and ends up surrounded by a patrol of Kurdish fighters. Being ambushed by the militia and surviving, she witnesses the devastations of war and a world in agony. But her unconditional love for her child and determination, allows her the courage to overcome ever obstacle and survive. All she wants is to bring her son home alive.

Synopsis: TMDB