The War Zone

...The War Zone affects viewers much more powerfully than a simple morality tale might. It is not simply about the evil of incest, but about its dynamic, about the way it does play upon guilt and shame, and address old and secret wounds.

The War Zone is a brooding, acutely observed and often upsetting rites-of-passage drama, seen through the eyes of the sexually awakening Tom...

The destruction presented in this film is as graphic and shocking as anything depicted in the most unsparing war movie, except that the victims are not soldiers trained for combat, but children placed in harm's way.

At the center of this powerful, modern-day Greek tragedy is newcomer Belmont's shattering performance...