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Theatre of War
Theatre of War
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THEATRE OF WAR

Teatro de guerra

Directed by Lola Arias
Argentina, Spain, 2018
Documentary

Synopsis

Over thirty-five years after Argentina fought Britain in the Falklands War, six veterans—three British and three Argentine—gather to collaborate on a film about their experiences. These one-time enemies of war spend months together as they share memories, audition actors, and begin production.

Synopsis

Over thirty-five years after Argentina fought Britain in the Falklands War, six veterans—three British and three Argentine—gather to collaborate on a film about their experiences. These one-time enemies of war spend months together as they share memories, audition actors, and begin production.

Our take

The first documentary from Argentine multi-disciplinary artist Lola Arias is a striking experiment. Switching between reality and fiction, the film is an exploration of war-time trauma that reflects on the possibilities of artifice to activate memory and revisit history through storytelling.