The A24 film directed by Alex Garland arrives in theaters on April 26
The portrayal of war and societal collapse in film is beginning to feel increasingly less dystopian in its mirroring of the real world. In the trailer for A24‘s upcoming film Civil War, Kirsten Dunst is a photographer on the front lines of an epic battle in which civilians and journalists alike are being targeted by government air strikes.
“Every time I survived a war-zone, I thought I was sending a warning home,” Dunst’s character states. “‘Don’t do this.’ But here we are.” In one moment, a news reporter announces over the radio that 19 states have seceded. In another, the President of the United States (played by Nick Offerman) declares: “Citizens of America, the so-called Western forces of Texas and…