The movie narrates the story of the mystery disappearance of four members of a french army platoon settled in Afghanistan. Even though the characters end up figuring out in what conditions those disappearances occur, the reasons of it remains totally unknown. The viewers are invited to make their own explanation regarding these reasons. Here's mine:
The fact the reasons remain unknown is actually the reason itself.
At first glance the scenario unfolds like an x-files episode, but it's actually nothing more than a psychological analysis and illustration of what the soldiers have in mind when a teammate falls: it tears apart everything that justifies their attendance to this war. This dead- end tends to bend their mind to the spiritual explanation: since nothing rational explains why a human has killed another human, then it's god's will. The movie doesn't promote any kind of religion, especially as we'll see the same behavior from both Talibans and french soldiers. It's all about highlighting their fatality feeling and inability to admit this war has no reason to be.
The actors are brilliant, every details in the scenario and the picture make it look extremely real, and yet doesn't fall into a false documentary genre. We're immersed to the point we feel like we're simply living it.
The fact the reasons remain unknown is actually the reason itself.
At first glance the scenario unfolds like an x-files episode, but it's actually nothing more than a psychological analysis and illustration of what the soldiers have in mind when a teammate falls: it tears apart everything that justifies their attendance to this war. This dead- end tends to bend their mind to the spiritual explanation: since nothing rational explains why a human has killed another human, then it's god's will. The movie doesn't promote any kind of religion, especially as we'll see the same behavior from both Talibans and french soldiers. It's all about highlighting their fatality feeling and inability to admit this war has no reason to be.
The actors are brilliant, every details in the scenario and the picture make it look extremely real, and yet doesn't fall into a false documentary genre. We're immersed to the point we feel like we're simply living it.