Men Go to Battle

Name: Men Go to Battle
Genre: Drama, History, Comedy
Released: July 8, 2016
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 71

2016

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Film Movement | Release Date: July 8, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Most Americans predict that the Civil War will end by Christmas, but Henry (Tim Morton) and Francis Mellon (David Maloney) couldn't care less. Bracing for another winter on their struggling farm in rural Kentucky, the brothers have become suffocatingly close. Francis' practical jokes become more and more aggressive until the night heMost Americans predict that the Civil War will end by Christmas, but Henry (Tim Morton) and Francis Mellon (David Maloney) couldn't care less. Bracing for another winter on their struggling farm in rural Kentucky, the brothers have become suffocatingly close. Francis' practical jokes become more and more aggressive until the night he accidentally injures Henry in a drunken fight. After humiliating himself in front of a daughter (Rachel Korine) of the town's preeminent family, Henry disappears in the night. Months later, Francis learns that Henry has joined the Union army, and the two are left to find out separately what the approaching war will bring. [Film Movement]… Expand

Director: Zachary Treitz

Genre(s): Drama, History, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 98 min

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Nick Schager

Jul 7, 2016

Striking in its evocation of a demanding time and place, this intimate drama about individual and national transformation heralds the arrival of an arresting new filmmaking voice. Read full review

Richard Brody

Mar 14, 2016

The glaring absence of political chatter doesn’t mar Treitz’s achievement: he has made an instant-classic Western. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Jul 6, 2016

This isn't a film about the Civil War; it's about the minds of white folks so removed from plantation life that they feel they have no stake in it at all. It's not about back then — it's about being. Read full review

John DeFore

Mar 14, 2016

Minimalist in terms of action and scope but attentive to the texture of what is onscreen. Read full review

Robert Abele

Jul 14, 2016

Men Go to Battle isn’t always effective, in that way DIY filmmaking sometimes irritates by deliberately avoiding “moments.” But as an offbeat lens through which to view an oft-mined era, it has a quiet pull. Read full review

The Film Stage Daniel Schindel

Mar 14, 2016

Where many historical films are concerned with the movers and shakers of well-known events, Men Go to Battle is all about the micro view. It tells a story that happens to be set against a volatile backdrop, but is more about what it was like to live day-to-day in such a time. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

Jul 8, 2016

A more accurate title for the low-budget indie Civil War drama would be, “Man (Sing.) Goes to Battle. Eventually. Sort of. For a While. Then Leaves. Other Man Stays Home.” But to avoid that marquee-buster, here’s the concise version: “Mumblecore Civil War.” Read full review

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tr3472

Nov 26, 2016

The poorest movie of the year. So empty, there is nothing going on. This is for the film students out there. It fakes film grain as its shot on digital. I will never get that time back.

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