Based on collaborator Ray Mendoza’s memories of a 2006 Iraq war skirmish, “Warfare” takes filmmaker Alex Garland into a new realm.

Like a millennial "Saving Private Ryan," the brutally visceral drama "Warfare" immerses its young actors in a harrowing true-life moment.

Civil War’ Filmmaker and a Former SEAL Built a New Kind of Combat Movie in ‘Warfare’ Filmmaker Alex Garland wanted to make a different kind of war film. Would it be possible, he wondered, to take 90 minutes of a real incident involving combat and recreate it as faithfully as possible?

Filmmaker Alex Garland wanted to make a different kind of war film. Would it be possible, he wondered, to take 90 minutes of a real incident involving combat and recreate it as faithfully as possible?

It’s also lean (just over 90 minutes), efficient, focused and is an outright technical masterpiece, from the sound effects to the incredible editing to the arid, surreal cinematography that makes you want to choke at times.

Alex Garland and SEAL veteran Ray Mendoza's "Warfare" is as realistic and detailed a portrayal of Iraq War combat as anything that’s ever been created.