Warfare is not a typical war movie. It's based on true events (the memories of co-director Ray Mendoza), and it foregoes ...

Ray Mendoza: My initial motivator was [fellow Navy SEAL] Elliot. He suffered a traumatic brain injury in this incident, and flatlined a few times, and he just has no recollection [of the event].

Mendoza says of his desire to replay a trauma that still haunts him on the big screen. “We have short memories. People are already forgetting, and it’s only been 20 years.” ...

A 2006 Navy SEAL mission in Iraq, comes to life in 'Warfare,' the new collaboration between Alex Garland and military veteran Ray Mendoza.

Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza attend the Los Angeles premiere of A24's “Warfare" on March 27. Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images “As a culture, we’re not supposed to tell stories.

Ray Mendoza is a former Navy SEAL and wrote and co-directed the new film, "Warfare." It tells the true story of a mission Mendoza participated in when he and his team were ambushed while ...

Something is wrong in this bland Washington DC hotel room, but it’s hard to tell exactly what. Side by side on a beige chaise longue sit Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza: the British writer-director ...

Alex Garland and Iraq war veteran Ray Mendoza take audiences inside a real-time Iraq war siege involving American Navy SEALs in the first trailer for A24 ’s Warfare, which dropped on Monday. The ...

Former Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza’s new A24 movie “Warfare" offers an authentic, real-time depiction of Iraq combat based on firsthand experience, challenging Hollywood’s portrayal of modern war.

Ray Mendoza knew he needed to make “ Warfare.” The pulse-pounding Iraq War drama (in theaters Friday) is co-directed by the retired Navy SEAL, who dedicated the film to his platoonmate ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Ray Mendoza about the film, "Warfare," which he wrote and directed with Alex Garland. The film is based on Mendoza's experiences as a US Navy SEAL fighting in Iraq.

Ray Mendoza previously contributed to writer-director Alex Garland's "Civil War." (A24) Q: Alex, let’s start with you. “Civil War” and “Warfare” have different aims.