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Civil War(film)

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Civil Waris a 2024dystopianthriller film[6]written and directed byAlex Garland,starringKirsten Dunst,Wagner Moura,Cailee Spaeny,Stephen McKinley Henderson,Sonoya Mizuno,andNick Offerman.The plot follows a team ofwar journaliststraveling fromNew York CitytoWashington, D.C.during acivil warfought across the United States between a despoticfederal governmentand secessionist movements, to interview the president before rebels take the capital city.

Civil War
Two soldiers are positioned on the Statue of Liberty's torch, which has been turned into a makeshift fighting position.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlex Garland
Written byAlex Garland
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRob Hardy
Edited byJake Roberts
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • March 14, 2024(2024-03-14)(SXSW)
  • April 12, 2024(2024-04-12)(US & UK)
Running time
109 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50 million[2][3]
Box office$126.2 million[4][5]

Principal photography began inAtlanta,Georgia,in 2022, with production moving toLondonlater in the year.Civil Warpremiered atSouth by Southweston March 14, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States byA24and in the United Kingdom byEntertainment Film Distributorson April 12, 2024. With a budget of $50 million,Civil Warwas A24's most expensive film at the time.[2]The film has grossed over $122 million worldwide, becoming A24's second highest-grossing film, and received generally positive reviews from critics.

Plot

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In the near-future, a civil war has engulfed the United States. An authoritarian federal government, led by athird-termpresident, is embattled bysecessionistmovements. Despite the president claiming victory is imminent, it is widely expected thatWashington, D.C.will soon be reached by the "Western Forces" (WF) led byTexasandCalifornia.After surviving asuicide bombinginNew York City,jaded veteranwar photographerLee Smith and journalist colleague Joel meet with their mentor Sammy to share their plan to interview the isolated president. While trying to dissuade them from heading to the capital, Sammy joins them to reach the frontline atCharlottesville, Virginia.The next morning, Lee finds Joel has allowed a young aspiring photojournalist whom Lee encountered at the bombing, Jessie Cullen, to join them.

After departing the city, the group stops at a gas station protected by armed men. Jessie explores a nearby car wash, where she finds the men torturing two alleged looters. One of the guards follows Jessie, but Lee defuses the situation by taking a photo of the man posing with his victims. Later, Jessie berates herself for being too scared to take photos.

Following an overnight stop near ongoing fighting, the group documents combat the next day as secessionist militiamen successfully assault a loyalist-held building. Lee recognizes Jessie's potential as a war photographer and begins to mentor her, while Jessie photographs the secessionistsexecutingprisoners. The group spends the night at a refugee camp before passing through a small town where, under watchful guard, residents attempt to live in blissful ignorance of the war.

Later, they are caught in a sniper battle amid the remains of a Christmas fair. Nearby snipers mock Joel's questioning what side they are fighting for or against, instead summarizing the situation as killing those trying to kill them. Jessie's nerve and photography skills improve as she becomes increasingly desensitized to violence. Jessie asks if Lee would photograph her in the event she were killed in a combat zone, to which Lee responds in the affirmative.

While driving, the four encounter two foreign reporters they know, Tony and Bohai. Tony and Jessie switch vehicles before Bohai drives off ahead with Jessie in his car. The others catch up to find the pair held at gunpoint by unknown uniformed militia who are burying civilians in amass grave.Sammy stays behind as the other three approach to attempt to negotiate their release, but the leader of the militia executes both Bohai and Tony for not being "American". Sammy saves the others after he rams the group's truck into members of the militia but is mortally wounded when he is shot while fleeing afterward.

Traumatized, the remaining three arrive at the Charlottesville WF base and find most of the remaining loyalists have surrendered, leaving Washington, D.C., defended only by fanatical remnants of the armed forces andSecret Service.Joel drunkenly lashes out at what he views as Sammy's pointless death, while Lee tries to console Jessie by saying that Sammy would've liked to die on the job. Lee finds herself unable to document Sammy's death, deleting a photo she took of his body.

The trio embed themselves with the WF as they assault D.C., where Jessie repeatedly endangers herself during fighting to capture photographs, while Lee struggles withpost traumatic stress disorderfrom the carnage. When the WF breaches the White House's fortified perimeter, a convoy with thepresidential limousineflees but WF units eliminate the convoy, and its occupants (including thefirst lady) are killed. Understanding it to be a diversion, the trio heads inside with WF soldiers instead.

Advancing through the largely-abandoned building filled with dead staffers (presumed to have committedsuicide), an abortive attempt by a single Secret Service agent to negotiate the president's surrender and safe passage results in the death of said agent. This results in the few remaining Secret Service agents still guarding the president engaging in a firefight with the WF. Jessie steps into the line of fire while taking photos, but Lee pushes her to safety and is killed by the Secret Service while Jessie captures Lee's demise on her camera.

Jessie unemotionally continues into theOval Office,watching soldiers drag the president from under his desk and prepare tosummarily executehim. Joel momentarily stops them to get a quote from the president, who replies, "Don't let them kill me." Satisfied, Joel stops delaying the soldiers, who then kill the president, while Jessie photographs WF soldiers posing with his corpse.

Cast

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Additional cast members include Tim James as the looter tortured by Pete and Eddie, and Jared Shaw, Justin Garza, Brian Philpot, and Tywaun Tornes as the Western Forces soldiers who join the sergeant in storming the White House.Jesse Plemons,Dunst's real-life husband, makes an uncredited appearance as a racist[9]ultranationalistmilitant who holds the journalists at gunpoint.[10][11]

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Development and casting

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In January 2022,Deadlinereported thatAlex Garlandhad signed on to write and direct the film forA24withDNA Filmsco-producing.Kirsten Dunst,Wagner Moura,Stephen McKinley HendersonandCailee Spaenywere confirmed to star.[12]In April,Karl Glusmanwas announced[by whom?]as part of the cast.[13]In a May interview withThe Daily Telegraph,Garland described the film as a companion piece to his 2022 filmMen,and said it is "set at an indeterminate point in the future—just far enough aheadfor me to add a conceit—and serves as asci-fiallegory for our currently polarized predicament ". In the same interview,Sonoya Mizunowas revealed as part of the cast, having appeared in all of Garland's previous films.[14]

Jesse Plemons,Dunst's husband, was cast in theuncredited roleat Dunst's suggestion after the originally cast actor became unavailable a few days before shooting began. Garland called Plemons' availability "a stunning bit of good luck."[10][11]

Filming

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Principal photographybegan inAtlantaon March 15, 2022, under the code nameRoad Trip.[15][16][17]By May, production had moved toLondon.[18]The production budget forCivil Warwas $50 million, making it A24's most expensive film at the time.[2]It was shot partially on theprosumerDJI Ronin 4Dcamera.[19][20]The film's Washington D.C.-based finale required months of planning, with Alex Garland and cinematographerRob Hardyholding a series of roundtable discussions with production designer Caty Maxey, VFX supervisor David Simpson,[21]military supervisor Ray Mendoza and stunt coordinator Jeff Dashnaw.[22][23]The scenes in the Washington streets were filmed inStone Mountain, Georgia,while the White House sequences were filmed at theTyler Perry Studiosin Atlanta.[22][23]

In a March 2024 interview withThe Guardian,Garland stated that afterCivil War,he intends to step back from directing and focus only on writing.[24]

Post-production

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Film editorJake Robertsand sound editorGlenn Freemantle[25]re-team with Alex Garland, as does VFX supervisor David Simpson withFramestore.

Music

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Ben SalisburyandGeoff Barrowcomposed the original score for the film.[26]Silver Apples' "Lovefingers",Suicide's "Rocket USA",De La Soul's "Say No Go",Skid Row's "Sweet Little Sister",Sturgill Simpson's "Breakers Roar", and Suicide's "Dream Baby Dream"were used in the film.[27][28]

Release

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The film's world premiere at South by Southwest

Civil Warhad its world premiere atSouth by Southweston March 14, 2024, with favorable reactions from the audience and positive reviews from critics.[29][30]

The film was previously scheduled to be released on April 26, 2024.[31][32]It was screened at theBFI IMAXin London on April 11, 2024, and received a wide release on April 12, 2024, in the United States byA24and in the United Kingdom byEntertainment Film,with engagements inIMAXandDolby Cinema.[33][34][35]The film was released in mainland China on June 7, 2024.[36]

It was released throughvideo on demandon May 24, 2024,[37]andBlu-ray,DVD,andUltra HD Blu-rayon July 9, 2024 byLionsgate Home Entertainment.[38]It was also invited to 'Open Cinema' at the29th Busan International Film Festivaland will be screened at the outdoor theater in October 2024.[39]

On April 17, 2024, A24 promoted the film onInstagramby posting fiveimages created by artificial intelligence(AI), each showing a different American city in postapocalyptic disarray. The images were criticized for inaccurately depicting certain cityscapes: the AI-generated image ofChicagowrongfully represented theMarina Cityapartment complex, with its buildings being separated by a non-existent island on theChicago River.In real life, the buildings are located directly next to each other.[40][41]A source connected to the film confirmed toThe Hollywood Reporterthat they were "AI images inspired by the movie. The entire movie is a big 'what if' and so we wanted to continue that thought on social — powerful imagery of iconic landmarks with that dystopian realism."[42][43][44]

Reception

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Box office

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Civil Wargrossed $68.6 million in the United States and Canada and $55.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $124 million.[4][5]

In the United States and Canada, the film was projected to gross $18–24 million from 3,838 theaters (the widest-everR-ratedrelease by anindependentstudio) in its opening weekend.[45]The film made $10.8 million on its first day, including $2.9 million from Thursday night previews (a record for an A24 release). It went on to debut to $25.7 million, surpassingHereditaryas the biggest opening weekend in A24's history as well as the studio's first film to top the box office.[3]The opening weekend audience skewed male at 63%, while 57% of attendees were between ages 18–34. IMAX contributed over 16% of the opening weekend gross, with the main reasons given for seeing the film being its subject matter, the action, and a general interest in indie films (each grouping made up a third of the audience, with the former narrowly higher).[46]

In its second weekend the film made $11.1 million (a 56% drop), remaining in first place, before falling to fourth place in its third weekend with $7 million.[47][48]

Performance outside North America

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Commentators noted that, despite the film's inherently U.S.-centric subject matter,Civil Warperformed well in several markets outside the United States. This includes the United Kingdom, where it grossed $7.9 million as of May 19, and the Netherlands, where it reached ticket sales of $750,000. The film additionally opened in first place at the box office in Brazil, Spain, Belgium, Finland and Portugal.[49]

Critical response

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Dunst at the film's world premiere. Her performance was widely praised, even by the film's detractors.[50]

Following the SXSW premiere, review aggregatorRotten Tomatoesnoted that critics called the film "a gorgeously shot cautionary tale full of big ideas and a fantastic performance by Kirsten Dunst, but it may surprise some viewers". Critics praised the "beauty and intensity of the dystopian drama" while noting its "potential for controversy and disappointment" due to the effectiveness of its messages.[50]On the site, 81% of 392 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus reads: "Tough and unsettling by design,Civil Waris a gripping close-up look at the violent uncertainty of life in a nation in crisis. "[51]Metacritic,which uses aweighted average,assigned the film a score of 75 out of 100, based on 64 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[52]Audiences polled byCinemaScoregave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale, while those polled byPostTrakgave it a 76% overall positive score, with 53% saying they would definitely recommend it.[3]Screen Rantattributed the film's depiction of warfare and Garland's directorial choices, such as the use ofhand-held camerafootage, as the reasons why its reception was positive.[53]

In a positive review, Peter Debruge ofVarietywrote: "Garland's the last person to suggest a group hug. As statements go, his powerful vision leaves us shaken, effectively repeating the question that quelled theL.A. riots:Can we all get along? "[54]Matt Zoller Seitz,writing forRogerEbert.com,comparedCivil Warto films about "Western journalists covering the collapse of foreign countries", such asThe Year of Living Dangerously(1982) andWelcome to Sarajevo(1997), ultimately praising the film as "furiously convincing and disturbing".[55]

Lovia Gyarkye ofThe Hollywood Reporteralso gave the film a positive review, writing: "With the precision and length of its violent battle sequences, it's clearCivil Waroperates as a clarion call. Garland wrote the film in 2020 as he watched cogs on America's self-mythologizing exceptionalist machine turn, propelling the nation into a nightmare. With this latest film, he sounds the alarm, wondering less about how a country walks blindly into its own destruction and more about what happens when it does. "[6]Manohla DargisofThe New York Timesechoed the sentiment, writing: "Rarely have I seen a movie that made me so acutely uncomfortable or watched an actor's face that, like Dunst's, expressed a nation's soul-sickness so vividly that it felt like an X-ray."[56]

Some critics had mixed reactions.The Washington Post's Amy Nicholson described the film as "coldly, deliberately incurious about the combatants and the victims," but also wrote "the film feels poetically, deeply true, even when it's suggesting that humans are more apt to tear one another apart for petty grievances than over a sincere defense of some kind of principles".[57][58]

Valerie Complex ofDeadline Hollywoodoffered negative comments, writing: "The script's utilization of characters of color as conduits for brutality needed to be explored further... Ultimately,Civil Warfeels like a missed opportunity. The director's vision of a fractured America, embroiled in conflict, holds the potential for introspection on our current societal divisions. However, the film's execution, hampered by thin characterization, a lackluster narrative and an overreliance on spectacle over substance, left me disengaged. "[59]

Johnny Oleksinski of theNew York Postobserved: "Civil War's shtick is that it's not specifically political. For instance, as the US devolves into enemy groups of secessionist states, Texas and California have banded together to form the Western Forces. That such an alliance could ever occur is about as likely as [a]Sweetgreen/Kentucky Fried Chickencombo restaurant. "[60]Eisa Nefertari Ulen, writing forThe Hollywood Reporter,also found that the film, despite being "otherwise solid," was partially missing its point, stating: "Casablancaendures because it spoke to a moment as 'crazy and mixed-up' as this one, and nudged the country away from itsisolationist inaction.Civil Wardoes not resonate like that classic, because it does not explicitly address this moment. We as a people cannot fix a problem we cannot name. "[61]

Stephanie ZacharekofTimeobserved: "Civil Warhas the vibe of your standard desolate zombie movie with a modern American backdrop, but it's far less effective than your averageGeorge A. Romeroproject: sometimes aB moviewith a sense of humor about itself says more about a nation's despair than an overserious, breast-beating one... Do we really need a movie to invent, and rub our noses in, the possibility of a bleaker future? "[62]

The film received both praise and criticism for its approach to contemporary political themes, including concerns ofdemocratic declineand increasedpolitical polarization.[63][64][65]

Accolades

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Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Astra Midseason Movie Awards July 3, 2024 Best Picture Civil War Nominated [66]
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Best Director Alex Garland Nominated
Best Actress Kirsten Dunst Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Jesse Plemons Runner-up
Best Supporting Actress Cailee Spaeny Nominated
Best Screenplay Alex Garland Nominated
British Independent Film Awards December 8, 2024 Best Cinematography Rob Hardy Pending [68]
Best Costume Design Meghan Kasperlik Pending
Best Editing Jake Roberts Pending
Best Effects David Simpson Pending
Best Production Design Caty Maxey Pending
Best Sound Glenn Freemantle Pending
Golden Trailer Awards May 30, 2024 Best Action TV Spot "Mission" (AV Squad) Nominated [69]
[70]
Best Independent Trailer "Home" (AV Squad) Nominated
Best Motion Poster AV Print Nominated
Hollywood Professional Association Awards November 7, 2024 Outstanding Sound – Theatrical Feature Glenn Freemantle, Howard Bargroff, Adam Scrivener, Ben Barker, and Gillian Dodders (Formosa Group UK) Nominated [71]
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Location Managers Guild International Awards August 24, 2024 Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Feature Film Civil War Nominated [73]
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