Two soldiers return from Vietnam, one mentally scarred, the other physically. We flashback to their childhood and the fascination the slightly crazy one has with flying. So maybe after the horror of war it's a more logical decision to be a bird! A brilliant film about disillusionment, growing up and existential madness. find out more...

Adapted from the classic, absurdist, anti-war novel by Joseph Heller. "Catch-22" is the story of Yossarian, a pilot who trys to opt out of flying bombing missions by being declared insane, the catch being that anyone trying to avoid bombing missions by being insane must be sane. This dark classic catches much of the flavour of the book, the insanity, the corruption and the absurdity of war. Think MASH, but non-linear - flawed but awesome. find out more...

 

While serving in Afghanistan Sergeant Nathan Harris is shot and paralysed by a Taliban sniper. It is once back in America that this story really begins as we follow the soldier attempting to deal with his wounds, his trauma and the unfamiliarity of civilian life. Hell and Back is an insightful and at times disturbing documentary from photojournalist, Danfung Dennis.

 

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Four American soldiers are sent on one last mission in which their convoy is ambushed sustaining casualties. We follow the psychologically traumatised quartet through their unhappy return to their families and friends, group therapy and coping with their memories. "Home of the Brave" is a well meaning, if occasionally slightly clunky, drama that attempts to show the sense of rage, loss, disillusionment and disassociation that affects many who return from the battlefield. find out more...

A moving, and for the time, no-nonsense depiction of a young paraplegic WWII veteran and his slide towards suicidal depression. Includes a documentary covering Marlon Brando's film career, of which ‘The Men' was his big screen debut. find out more...