Aviron Pictures has released the first trailer for the war dramaA Private War. Based on the life of celebrated war correspondentMarie Colvin, the film starsRosamund Pikeas the real-life hero and chronicles how her fearless and rebellious spirit drove her to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe, in order to give a voice to the voiceless. The film hails from directorMatthew Heineman, making his narrative debut after helming the tremendous documentaryCartel Landwhich provided a cinematic, intimate look inside a brutal drug war.
This film looks pretty interesting, and Pike feels like someone who still hasn’t gotten her due after her Oscar-nominated performance inGone Girlvaulted her into leading lady status. She’s certainly making some daring choices in this particular performance, which one imagines captures the spirit of the unique Colvin. As a fan of Heineman’s and this cast’s, I’m certainly intrigued.
Check out theA Private Wartrailer below. Scripted byArash Amel, the film also starsJamie Dornan,Stanley Tucci, andTom Hollander.A Private Waropens in New York and Los Angeles on November 2nd.
Here’s the official synopsis forA Private War:
In a world where journalism is under attack, Marie Colvin (Academy Award nominee Rosamund Pike) is one of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time. Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontlines of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless, while constantly testing the limits between bravery and bravado. After being hit by a grenade in Sri Lanka, she wears a distinctive eye patch and is still as comfortable sipping martinis with London’s elite as she is confronting dictators. Colvin sacrifices loving relationships, and over time, her personal life starts to unravel as the trauma she’s witnessed takes its toll. Yet, her mission to show the true cost of war leads her – along with renowned war photographer Paul Conroy (Jamie Dornan) – to embark on the most dangerous assignment of their lives in the besieged Syrian city of Homs. Based on the extraordinary life of Marie Colvin, A PRIVATE WAR is brought to the screen by Academy Award nominee and critically acclaimed documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman in his pulse-pounding narrative feature debut.
