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It captures a small part of the lived experience of the Iraq War, and does so with unsettling skill. However, it lacks drama and a cinematic "cast" emotion, so you can feel both involved and detached. War movies turn many of us into armchair warriors. We've seen the greats, like "Saving Private Ryan," "Full Metal Jacket," "Apocalypse Now," "The Hurt Locker," and "Platoon," and each one is so vivid and experiential that we can fall into the illusion that we now understand something essential about war. But if you've ever been around someone who's been in a war, the first thing you know is that you know nothing about it. Literally, nothing. The chaos and terror, the spiritual and physical loyalty soldiers feel for one another, the indescribable horror, the insane thrill it entails—these are things movies show us only a glimpse of, things we, as civilians, can't possibly know. Directors: Alex Garland, Ray Mendoza ...