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Monday, May 04, 2020

entry arrow9:20 AM | The Film Meme No. 10



[10th of 100]. I tend to stay away from combat films, the blood and machismo of war cinema never really my cup of tea. Which is to say it took me a while to be convinced to watch this film, finally compelled only by the argument of its reputation: that its documentary approach to depicting urban warfare is so spot-on it is even used as a training film of sorts for soldiers [and rebels]. I needed to know why -- and did not expect to be immediately sucked in into its narrative, its action set pieces, its sense of outrage. What's the film?

For the introduction to this meme, read here.

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