War Story


1h 30m 2014

Brief Synopsis

Lee is a war photographer who has spent her adult life in the world's most treacherous conflict zones, documenting the catastrophes of others. When we meet her, she has recently experienced her own horror after being taken hostage and brutalized in Libya. Instead of returning to New York where her c

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2014
Production Company
Arri Group ; Cinereach ; Company 3 ; Gersh ; Preferred Content
Distribution Company
IFC Films ; IFC Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

Lee is a war photographer who has spent her adult life in the world's most treacherous conflict zones, documenting the catastrophes of others. When we meet her, she has recently experienced her own horror after being taken hostage and brutalized in Libya. Instead of returning to New York where her concerned colleagues and loved ones anxiously await her, Lee detours to Sicily instead, where she holes up in a small hotel to weather her PTSD on her own terms, not far from the home of her former lover and mentor Albert. As Lee struggles to recover from her psychic and physical wounds, she crosses paths with Hafsia, a young Tunisian migrant in need of an abortion and safe passage to France, who bears a striking resemblance to a Libyan girl Lee photographed just before her capture. Desperate to connect, Lee tries to help Hafsia, and conquer her own formidable demons in the process.

Crew

Kate Abernathy

Editor

Kevin Akers

Assistant Camera

Gino Allegro

Assistant Director

David Andalman

Post-Production Supervisor

Jorge Barba

Production Designer

Omar Barraza

Sound Mixer

Luca Bertolini

Sound

Dave Blazina

Coproducer

Julia Bloch

Editing

Christian Bonatesta

Unit Production Manager

Samy Burch

Casting Director

Danny Caccavo

Sound

Caterina Cammarata

Unit Production Manager

Erika Canchola

Legal Services

Rosalia Maria Canino

Art Department Assistant

Sabrina Chemloul

Script Supervisor

Tom Chess

Music

Gavriel Cohen

Art Department

Anna Elisabetta Conti

Assistant Director

Victoria Cuevas

Art Director

Tim Curtin

Grip

Thad Debrock

Music

Vincent Demortain

Adr

Giovanni Digiorgio

Film Lab

Dave Eggar

Music

Ryan J Frias

Sound

Mary Gaitskill

Consultant

Andrew Geary

Color Timer

Kristin Gore

Producer

Kristin Gore

Screenplay

Eric Gorman

Music Editor

Duilio Greca

Grip

Justin Hullinger

Best Boy Electric

Mark Jackson

Screenplay

Nat Jencks

Visual Effects

Courtenay Johnson

Assistant

Raja Kassis

Music

Catherine Keener

Producer

Cornelia Klapper

Assistant Camera

Kyle Krajewski

Adr

Liz Lash

Costume Designer

Ramo Law

Legal Services

Dennis Leonard

Sound Designer

Scott Levine

Sound

Amy Lo

Coproducer

Scott Macaulay

Executive Producer

Cecilia Maggio

Casting Director

Maurizio Marino

On-Set Dresser

Maurizio Marino

Props

Ludovica Mauri

Casting Associate

Holly M Mcgreevy

Production Accountant

Michael Miller

Adr Mixer

Virgilio Miraglia

Production Assistant

Nick Monton

Film Lab

Reed Morano

Director Of Photography

Dave Nelson

Music

Johnny Nice

Music Producer

Stefano Odorico

Consultant

Erick Orrosquieta

Music Producer

Ben Pace

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Chuck Palmer

Music

Chuck Palmer

Music Editor

Kelly Parker

Assistant Editor

Angelique Paull

Costume Supervisor

Giovanni Petrantoni

Assistant Director

Sam Pluta

Music

Tom Poole

Colorist

Satnam Singh Ramgotra

Adr

Matt Ratner

Producer

Michael Requa

Post-Production Supervisor

Adele Romanski

Coproducer

Salvatore Sardo

Transportation

Chiara Scardamaglia

Unit Production Manager

Alex G Scott

Line Producer

Brandon Taylor

Key Grip

Brandon Terzic

Music

Brad Tuckman

Executive Producer

Shona Tuckman

Producer

Massimiliano Ubaldi

Stunt Coordinator

Loris Viviano

Art Department Assistant

Matt Walker

Gaffer

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2014
Production Company
Arri Group ; Cinereach ; Company 3 ; Gersh ; Preferred Content
Distribution Company
IFC Films ; IFC Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States July 30, 2014

Limited Release in United States July 30, 2014 (New York)

Released in United States 2014 (NEXT Competition)

Released in United States 2014

Released in United States on Video November 25, 2014

Released in United States on Video November 25, 2014