Introduction La Llorona is a 2019 Guatemalan horror film directed by Jayro Bustamante. An ageing paranoid war criminal, protected by his faithful wife, faces death while being haunted by the ghosts of his past. Also known as The Weeping Woman (world-wide English title). Outline Former Guatemalan dictator Enrique Monteverde (based on Efraín Ríos Montt) is… Read More
Introduction Danny Boy is a biographical drama film directed by Sam Miller. It details parts of the life of war veteran Brian Wood. Outline The film tells the story of Brian Wood, a medal-winning war veteran who was accused of war crimes in Iraq, by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team, and follows his fight for… Read More
Introduction The Kill Team is a 2019 American war film written and directed by Dan Krauss; a fictionalised adaptation of the events explored by an earlier documentary of the same name. Outline US Specialist Andrew Briggman becomes conflicted with his morals when his platoon, under his superior, Sergeant Deeks, participate in murdering civilians in Afghanistan,… Read More
Introduction The Kill Team is a documentary film about the Maywand District murders during the War in Afghanistan. A film of the same name, based on the documentary, was aired in 2019. Outline This documentary exposes the stresses and aggressions of soldiers at war, in which a few are driven by boredom, anger, hatred, social… Read More
Introduction The government announced the closure of investigations into alleged war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan before a single soldier was prosecuted. But has there been a cover-up at the highest levels of the British military? Outline Reporter Richard Bilton meets UK detectives who talk for the first time about how they were prevented from… Read More
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