If you loved Thank You for Your Service, try 12 Strong
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama / War territory. If that's the register that drew you to Thank You for Your Service, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What 12 Strong is
You're a U.S. Army captain leading a troop into Afghanistan weeks after 9/11, and then you must join forces with a Northern Alliance warlord to take down the Taliban. The mission seems impossible. Fuglsig's camera favors tight shots; viewers feel the dust.

