An army unit conducting reconnaissance on the enemy territory is disclosed and defeated. He travels on a journey from the Falkland Islands, to his army barracks in England where he is severely beaten and ostracized by his fellow soldiers. © Letterboxd Limited. Having the lead physically get up and walk away from such an instance is its own literal rejection of such a notion or mentality, a wry murmur under its breath along the lines of "Yeah, right...." as its lead dejectedly shuffles away, still unable to properly function. Resurrected is based on the story of the British soldier Philip Williams, who is presumed dead and left behind in the Falklands but is accused of desertion when he reappears seven weeks after the Falklands War ends. Not as powerful, nor stylish, as Bloody Sunday, his third film - the one that propelled him towards helming the Bourne sequels - but still a pleasingly gritty, honest and confrontational look at the British and their relationship with war and soldiers. Here, in his directorial debut, Greengrass leaves the camera resolutely on the tripod as he investigates the fallout from the Falklands War of one soldier, Kevin (David Thewlis) who thought dead (and who’s funeral has already taken place in the opening scene), is found wandering the island weeks later, believing that war is still being waged. Several surviving soldiers has a desperate running to the border. I think the movie also recognizes that once Kevin's community went through the grieving process, it was ultimately easier for them to deal with him dead than back and (somehow, in their mind) tarnished. Resurrected is a 1989 drama film directed by Paul Greengrass in his directorial debut, written by Martin Allen, and starring David Thewlis. David Thewlis plays an Army private who, after being listed as missing and presumed dead, wanders back into camp, a victim of amnesia. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Brutal. It is a devilishly clever instance; an instance that is at once a mere depiction of a man we presume to be suffering from bouts of insomnia, such is the strain he's going through, so moves away from the general area to a quieter place to try and combat this, but on another level, is the film itself physically moving its lead away from what it is that's being relayed across the TV's screen in a literal and thematic manner. Principally, this clash of the mediafied and the realised comes to affect Deakin's life in a physical sense when he is sent back to his barracks post following leave; aside from the fact his first action upon returning is to walk into his quarters to the diegetic sounds of a Culture Club song asking the question as to whether one wishes to victimise, his fellow soldiers, lead by the thuggish Slaven (Fulford), proceed to make his life rather Hellish as this person whom rejected the more manly ideal of fighting with the enemy rejoins the ranks. Report this film, "...The flag-waving patriotism as the boys set sail and the Page Three Stunnas raising their T-shirts to remind them of what they had missed upon their return quickly dissipated as the country began to wonder just what the taking back of a small island 8,064 miles away in the South Atlantic was all for. Sticking to the Granada roots, Greengrass' story is set in the North West and populated by great northern actors such as Tom Bell (who looked like everyone's dad in the 70s) Rita Tushingham and the then newcomer, David Thewlis, impressing from the off in the lead role. He is also a master of disguise and realistic mask ... See full summary ». A film about how the English prefer a dead "hero" soldier than a living one who suggests that, y'know, war might be shit. Early Greengrass effort, this is basically a TV Docudrama but unlike his other films of the same mould this one really feels like it at times. Paul Greengrass's debut is a good one. Apparently it's based on a true story and I felt like perhaps if it had leaned into that angle a little more it would have worked better.

(1989). Paul Greengrass has established himself as both a muscular action director of shaky cam Matt Damon thrillers and of shaky cam docudramas that hark back to his previous role as a journalist. Written by You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. He travels on a journey from the Falkland Islands, to his army barracks in England where he is severely beaten and ostracized by his fellow soldiers.

Perfectly cast David Thewlis is rightfully at the center of the cast in RESURRECTED and comes through extremely well, as a soldier in the Falklands War who was presumed dead, but one day unexpectedly returns. A black teenager Stephen Lawrence is killed. The distinction between genuine representation and fabricated portrayals of mythic heroism or whatnot begins with the opening sequence, a funereal for a certain soldier from the north of England named Kevin Deakin, here played impeccably by David Thewlis. ", Title: A working-class young Englishman marries an affable American heiress, but their marital bliss is soon interrupted when they begin constructing a home on land alleged to be cursed.

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