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War is not about heroes saving the world or even their country. While men and women returning from war are often hailed as heroes, the brutality of war leaves many of them broken.

1917
Historically true films about the war

1917

Griffin MarvinMarch 28, 2022April 6, 2023

“1917” is now considered a major Oscar contender: it has already won the award for best film at the Golden Globes, as well as awards from the producers’ and directors’ guilds.

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War documentaries have been telling the story of the realities of armed conflict since the beginning of the film industry, when Thomas Edison's film company began producing films about the Spanish-American War in 1898. Since then, these war stories have explored themes of community, survival, sacrifice, pride, the inhumanity of humanity, the social upheaval that war has caused to society, and the moral and ethical issues that armed conflict raises.

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