DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
READY FOR WAR
SHOWTIME·2019
Synopsis
A TIFF Docs world premiere from director Andrew Renzi, following three green-card veterans — one in Tijuana fighting to come home, one in ICE detention, one drawn into a cartel in Ciudad Juárez that recruits men with military training.
“…a strikingly photographed and edited film.”
Credits
Director
- Andrew Renzi
Director of Photography
- Jeff Louis Peterman
Editor
- Ben Wolin
Producer
- Chris Long
- Jason Shrier
- Drake
- Kerstin Emhoff
Composer
- John Carey
Clips
Stills
Press
The Hollywood Reporter
‘Ready for War’: Film Review | TIFF 2019
“…a strikingly photographed and edited film.”
Variety
Toronto Film Review: ‘Ready for War’
“…favors big vistas and tight closeups, and shots with a near-religious tone.”
AFI FEST 2019
Ready for War — Documentary Films
NBC News
The ultimate threat for deported U.S. veterans? Drug cartels, new documentary says