Men Go to Battle

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Men Go to Battle

Released Jul 8, 2016

1h 38m

History

Drama

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A Kentucky farmer (David Maloney) learns that his missing brother (Tim Morton) is fighting for the Union Army.

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Tal Rosenberg

Chicago Reader

As with other mumblecore projects, the plot is secondary to mood, naturalism, and the relationship between the two protagonists, but in this historical context that approach is more of a frustration than a virtue.

Aug 25, 2016

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

"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.

Jul 14, 2016

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

The result is an odd but invigorating movie, and an intoxicatingly gutsy and personal take on historical fiction.

Jul 8, 2016

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

[It] looks and feels very real. There is not a moment in this film that breaks the illusion of the material reality of its period (the middle of the 19th century) and location (Kentucky).

Aug 23, 2018

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Vikram Murthi

Movie Mezzanine

Light on plot and heavy on reflective imagery, the film operates as a restrained comedy, complete with the rhythms of a certain brand of American indie cinema, but not beholden to its tropes or clichs.

Jul 8, 2016

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Benjamin Mercer

Brooklyn Magazine

The hyperlocal Men Go to Battle-a microbudget affair to which critics have justly applied the adjective "resourceful" ever since its premiere at Tribeca last spring-also has subtler ways of imbuing the historical past with a sense of immediacy.

Jul 8, 2016

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A raw and realistic Civil War drama about everyday people

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Audience Member

Men Fart Around for 98 Minutes would've been a more apt title. The scenery and setting were nice. As far as dialogue and plot, think of the chair wrestling scene from Gummo stretched out over an hour and a half.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Nothin' doin here, at least in the first 48 minutes I weathered.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Audience Member

Definitely not Barry Lyndon.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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harrison r

Excellent realistic story, occasional humor, great acting

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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As with other mumblecore projects, the plot is secondary to mood, naturalism, and the relationship between the two protagonists, but in this historical context that approach is more of a frustration than a virtue.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Zachary Treitz

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Timothy Morton

Henry Mellon

David Maloney

Francis Mellon

Rachel Korine

Betsy Small

Kate Lyn Sheil

Josephine Small

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Synopsis

A Kentucky farmer (David Maloney) learns that his missing brother (Tim Morton) is fighting for the Union Army.

Director: Zachary Treitz
Producer: Steven Schardt
Screenwriter: Kate Lyn Sheil, Zachary Treitz
Distributor: Film Movement
Genre: History, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 8, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 14, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.9K
Runtime: 1h 38m

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