This Is Not a War Story

This Is Not a War Story
Directed byTalia Lugacy
Written byTalia Lugacy
Produced byTalia Lugacy
Noah Lang
Julian West
StarringTalia Lugacy
Edited byTalia Lugacy
Production
company
Acoustic Pictures
Distributed byHBO Max
Release dates
  • February 4, 2021 (2021-02-04) (SF Indie Fest)
  • November 3, 2021 (2021-11-03)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

This Is Not a War Story is a 2021 American war drama film written by, directed by, edited by and starring Talia Lugacy.

Summary

A group of ragtag New York veterans create art that dealt with the aftermath of war.

Cast

Production

Rosario Dawson served as an executive producer of the film.[1] WarnerMedia OneFifty and HBO Max acquired the distribution rights to the film in September 2021.[1]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2021 SF Indie Fest.[2] It was eventually released on November 3, 2021.[3]

The film has a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews.[4]

Peter Sobczynski of RogerEbert.com awarded the film three stars, calling it "an ambitious and thoughtful attempt to deal with veterans coming to terms with what they have seen and done..."[5]

Bobby LePire of Film Threat rated the film a 9.5 out of 10 and wrote, "This Is Not A Story boasts stunning acting, fantastic music, a heartfelt plot, and impeccable directing. It is a remarkable sophomore feature for writer-director-actor-producer Talia Lugacy, her first in 14 years."[6]

Accolades

The film was awarded prizes at the Urbanworld Film Festival, Tallgrass Film Festival, SF Independent Film Festival, Indie Street Film Festival, Atlanta Underground Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, and Workers Unite Film Festival.

In December 2021, the film was nominated for the John Cassavetes Award at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Jackson, Angelique (September 8, 2021). "WarnerMedia OneFifty Acquires 'This Is Not a War Story' for HBO Max, Executive Produced by Rosario Dawson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "This is Not a War Story". SF Indie Fest. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  3. ^ Bojalad, Alec (November 1, 2021). "HBO Max New Releases: November 2021". Den of Geek. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "This Is Not a War Story". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ^ Sobczynski, Peter (November 12, 2021). "This is Not a War Story". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  6. ^ LePire, Bobby (October 13, 2021). "THIS IS NOT A WAR STORY". Film Threat. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  7. ^ MUBI