Movie
The War Zone
Overview
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-06-11
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Portobello Pictures, Fandango, Mikado Film, Film4 Productions
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Freddie Cunliffe as Tom
- Lara Belmont as Jessie
- Ray Winstone as Dad
- Tilda Swinton as Mum
- Kate Ashfield as Lucy
- Aisling O'Sullivan as Carol
- Megan Thorp as Baby Alice
- Colin Farrell as Nick
- Kim Wall as Barman
- Annabelle Apsion as Nurse
Crew
- Tim Roth - Director
- Alexander Stuart - Writer
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