Battlefield

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Battlefield

2024

1h 44m

History

Drama

War

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9 Reviews

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

In WWI, Dr. Stefano Zorzi works at a clinic, treating soldiers' wounds and cases of self-injury to avoid combat. Dr. Giulio, who helps soldiers, becomes a silent competition that also involves nurse Anna. The Spanish flu strikes the city.

Jordan Mintzer

The Hollywood Reporter

09/05/2024

Reducing the conflict to a chamber piece where a trio of former medical students clash over the moral repercussions of their duties, the film raises some interesting and altogether timely questions, but never builds into a powerful drama.

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Xan Brooks

Guardian

09/03/2024

3/5

Gianni Amelio’s tense wartime saga is better than most but that counts for little when the battle heats up.

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Wendy Ide

Screen International

09/01/2024

A solid, competently executed war film, although the sheer volume of human suffering on show does make for an unrelentingly bleak viewing experience.

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

05/29/2025

B-

The other interesting thing about the movie is its depiction of WW1-era soldiers in horrific pain, mentally and physically, who will do whatever it takes to stay away from the battlefield.

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Nicolás Medina

Peliplat

05/10/2025

4/10

Just a testimony of how sometimes the real battles are fought in the least expected places. [Full review in Spanish]

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

09/01/2024

3/5

The film is narrated with the classic solidness of a veteran such as Amelio...

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In WWI, Dr. Stefano Zorzi works at a clinic, treating soldiers' wounds and cases of self-injury to avoid combat. Dr. Giulio, who helps soldiers, becomes a silent competition that also involves nurse Anna. The Spanish flu strikes the city.

Director: Gianni Amelio
Producer: Simone Gattoni, Marco Bellocchio, Beppe Caschetto, Bruno Benedetti
Screenwriter: Gianni Amelio, Alberto Taraglio, Carlo Patriarca, Gianni Amelio
Production Co: Kavac Film, IBC Movie, One Art, Rai Cinema
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: Italian
Runtime: 1h 44m

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