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The War [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Starring: Elijah Wood, Kevin Costner, Mare Winningham, Lexi Randall, LaToya Chisholm
Director: Jon Avnet
Format: Anamorphic Closed-captioned Colour DVD-Video NTSC Widescreen
Released: 13 Apr 1999
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A beautiful, thought-provoking film - By: , 15 Mar 2001
"The War," a film by director Jon Avnet, paints a beautiful picture of family life in rural Mississipi, shortly after the Vietnam war. Steven Simmons (Kevin Kostner) has returned from Vietnam & is suffering from post-traumatic stress. He cannot find work, his family has been evicted & their house destroyed. His children, Stu (Elijah Wood) & Lidia (Lexi Randalll) have problems of their own. Seen through the eyes of 12-year-old Lidia, the film centres round a tree-house that the children build, a possession of theirs that they will defend against local children - at alll costs. "This is our house," says Lidia. "Maybe the only one we are ever going to have. Don't you think we should fight for it?" Meanwhile their father tries to teach them the importance of learning how NOT to fight - before it is too late. Drawing a paralllel between a childhood battle & Vietnam, "The War" is a film about learning to create, not destroy, & how to believe that love conquers alll. Beautifully shot, & superbly acted, "The War" tells us that human beings can do anything they want to - if they just believe they can.