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Warriors [1999] [Dutch Import] [DVD]

DVD ~ Ioan Gruffudd
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis, Cal Macaninch, Darren Morfitt
  • Directors: Peter Kosminsky
  • Format: PAL, Colour, Import, Full Screen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: BBC
  • DVD Release Date: 7 Jan 2004
  • Run Time: 170 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 9076818916
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 4,109 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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If the conflict in Bosnia has become something of a forgotten war, it's not for the want of trying from the immensely powerful BBC film Warriors, the story of five young soldiers and their harrowing experiences in the region. Opening with an extended view of the five's home lives--all are on leave when called up to form part of the UN peacekeeping mission--Peter Kosminksy invites the viewer to experience the war at a strictly personal level. And while this leaves little scope for any general political overview of events (aside from the horror of war) this is a piece of drama and not a documentary. Once transported to Bosnia, the protagonists find that their role as peacekeepers leaves them largely sidelined and unable to intervene and save lives, often forced to stand by and watch mass slaughter. Not since M*A*S*H have the absurdities of "the rules of engagement" been so eloquently examined. It is the darkening spiral that the five are sent on by these events and the relationships they form throughout them that forms the crux of the film, never demonstrated more clearly than by the return to the friends and families who see them as heroes. Bloody and sickening in parts, Warriors is given extra poignancy by the fact that it is based on the real-life testimony of British soldiers. A million miles away from the Rambos of this world this is the war film coming of age. --Phil Udell

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I was there, it was like that, 25 Jul 2001
By A Customer
This review is from: Warriors [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
Serving 12 mnths in Bosnia myself with the UN as a soldier, I must truly say that watching this film brought me back. I watched in awe and it brought tears to my eyes to once again relive the months we spent there. The director manages to create the moods and feelings and frustrations that were so common for all of the soldiers serving with the UN. It also portrais the restlessness and feeling of unfinished buisiness that so many felt after returning home. This movie is truly one that most people who have former UN personell in their family or among friends should see. Maybe then they`ll understand. To the makers of this film: You have earned a soldiers respect.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful, Moving, Upsetting, 30 April 2003
By A Customer
This review is from: Warriors [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
Warriors is a hard hitting drama from the BBC. I first watched it 4 years ago, and watching again recently still left me in awe. The soldiers are human and humane, but hamstrung by the UN regulations.
Unable to help people directly due to fears of 'ethnic cleansing' they leave people to die at the hands of monsters who used to be their neighbours.
The drama also shows the effects of the conflict on their lives when they return to Britain.
A number of outstanding performances lend realism to the production. None more so than Matthew MacFadyen, who plays the scouser Pvt James, who deals with what he experiences in a simple, humane way. He is left baffled by the authorities unwillingness or inability to do the right thing. His passage from a joker to a hurt human being is the pivot of the drama; he experiences the very worst of all the shocking (and graphic) misfortunes that befall the crew. The things that they see and cannot affect cause anguish to those at ground level.

You must watch this.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A must see!!, 28 Nov 2003
By Ollie Pullen (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warriors [VHS] [1999] (VHS Tape)
WOW!!! What an amazing film. I first watched this when it was aired on the BBC a few years ago and I have been meaning to buy it for a long time.
I have not for many years seen a film that evokes such an emotive reaction, you will experience grief, anger, sympathy & guilt watching this highly emotive and accurate portrayal of our British troops as UN peace keepers in Bosnia.
Lets hope this film will remain a stark reminder of the horrific war crimes and ethnic cleansing that happened during that time and no doubt similar atrocities which still happen all over the world to this day. How easy it is to forget.
Congratulations to the beeb for portraying this difficult story with such humility as it deserves. A must, must, must buy!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars i was there
i was part of the first deployment op grapple 1 with the 1 cheshire battle group.i am still suffering from the effects years later. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Warriors
I watched this DVD as soon as I received it. I remembered it being aired on the BBC several years ago. Read more
Published 25 days ago by K. E. Forrester

5.0 out of 5 stars Warriors
I'm french. Sorry my poor english but I'm triying to write something readible.

I think this tvdrama is a masterpiece (manner of filming, sumptuous and sober actors... Read more
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I am very pleased with my purchase of the DVD "Warriors". I had been looking for it on DVD for a number of years. The seller was clear with the description. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Drama
One of the most outstanding BBC single dramas. Perhaps it shares the blame a little too evenly, but you cannot have everything. Read more
Published 9 months ago by B. Vallance

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant film
I just loved this film.. I have been to Bosnia several times and have friends there and they also enjoyed Warriors.. Read more
Published 13 months ago by R. Macdonald

5.0 out of 5 stars Come on BBC a UK release please!
It seems that the BBC are not going to release this as a UK version on DVD. That is a shame as it is one of the best TV dramas of the last few years, equally as good Kosminsky's... Read more
Published 15 months ago by I. Price

4.0 out of 5 stars Warriors [1999] [Dutch Import]
Having watched this drama on BBC when it was first broadcast so I was more than pleased when I found it on DVD. Read more
Published 16 months ago by MRGRAHAM M. COLLINS

5.0 out of 5 stars Intense and moving drama about the war in Bosnia
Why this has not been released in the UK yet on DVD is a mystery to me. I have just a recording and this review is about the drama not the Dutch DVD. It is about one regiment (? Read more
Published 21 months ago by Secret Squirrel

5.0 out of 5 stars Flashback time!
I was "lucky enough" to serve as a volunteer in Bosnia during and after the war,from april 1995 till june 1996 as a UN/ NATO peacekeeper. Read more
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