Movies on War: Reflecting on Conflict and Reconciliation

Exploring the Role of Film in Understanding War, Uprisings, and Social Change at the 'Movies on War' Festival

The Movies on War film festival showcases films exploring war, conflict, peace, and reconciliation. Covering a wide spectrum of armed conflicts across various geographies, these films delve into social movements, cultural happenings, popular uprisings, and political transformations, both historical and contemporary.

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NEWS

Movies on War Film Festival announces full programme for 13th edition

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EDITORIAL

We don’t want the smoking gun at the head of civilisation to be a mushroom cloud

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FILMS

20 Days in Mariupol

Director: Mstyslav Chernov

While the Russian invasion commences, a group of Ukrainian journalists who are stuck in the besieged city of Mariupol strive to carry out their duty of documenting the war's brutalities.

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Aurora’s Sunrise

Director: Inna Sahakyan

The true story of a young Armenian girl who, along with her family, had to endure the genocide that took place between 1915 and 1918.

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Longing For Today

Director: Knut Erik Jensen

83-year-old Knut Erik Jensen is back with Longing for Today, a film that does not conform to the lineup of modern Norwegian blockbusters about World War II.

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Praying for Armageddon

Director: Tonje Hessen Schei, Michael Rowley

Power, money, and religion intertwine as the influential US Christian fundamentalist movement fights for the end of the world.

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Theatre of Violence

Director: Lukasz Konopa, Emil Langballe

Victim or perpetrator? Theatre of Violence shines light on the problematic dichotomy in the Ongwen case.

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