The War Zone
1999
· Movie
· 98 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Every rating
66–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 66, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
Details
- Director
- Tim Roth
- Writer
- Alexander Stuart
- Based on
- a work by Alexander Stuart
- Released
- 11 June 1999
- Country
- Italy, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 9 wins, 9 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 18 →1 major award won · 9 wins from 18 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 1999 | C.I.C.A.E. Award | Tim Roth | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 2001 | Best Foreign Film | Tim Roth | Nominee |
| Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2001 | Most Promising Actress | Lara Belmont | Nominee |
| Bodil Awards 2000 | Best Non-American Film | Tim Roth | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 1999 | Most Promising Newcomer | Lara Belmont | Winner |
| British Independent Film Awards 1999 | Best British Independent Film | Nominee | |
| British Independent Film Awards 1999 | Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Ray Winstone | Nominee |
| British Independent Film Awards 1999 | Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | Lara Belmont | Nominee |
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Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| C.I.C.A.E. Award | Tim Roth | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | Tim Roth | Nominee |
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Best Director | Tim Roth | Winner |
| Best First Feature | Tim Roth | Winner |
| Spirit of Independents | Lara Belmont | Winner |
British Independent Film Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Most Promising Newcomer | Lara Belmont | Winner |
| Best British Independent Film | Nominee | |
| Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | Ray Winstone | Nominee |
| Best Performance by an Actress in a British Independent Film | Lara Belmont | Nominee |
European Film Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| European Discovery of the Year | Tim Roth | Winner |
| Best Film | Dixie Linder, Sarah Radclyffe | Nominee |
| European Actor | Ray Winstone | Nominee |
Valladolid International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Silver Spike | Tim Roth | Winner |
| Golden Spike | Tim Roth | Nominee |
Edinburgh International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best New British Feature | Tim Roth | Winner |
Tróia International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| First Works Section | Tim Roth | Winner |
Bodil Awards
1 nomination
| Best Non-American Film | Tim Roth | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Most Promising Actress | Lara Belmont | Nominee |