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The cover is a cute picture of two men in their undies waving white flags in opposite directions. This in no way gives the viewer a glimpse into harsh absurdities of war. What are the rules? And aren't any rules just pointless when you are trying to break the other side...through conquering, death, rape, expulsion, terror or any other degradation tactics that are required to win a war. This movie does a good job of giving a glimpse into a small set of people just trying to do their jobs. Whether it's the two principal characters from opposite sides of the conflict stuck in a trench between front lines, or the UN peacekeeper who realizes that by doing nothing a person is still taking sides, to the reporter who has trouble deciding what the truth of the story is, all are just people doing what people do. I think it's wrong to call this a black comedy, it does have a slight ironic feel to it all, but more than that it is bleak and very pessimistic. I think it is a great character study of multiple personalities, and it's portrayal of individuals as neither heroes nor demons is done superbly.
6/10
