It was in anticipation of an Allied invasion along that route that never happened.
His eventual thaws towards the boys and finds compassion.
Because, of course, drama.
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Yet that is a war movie cliche if there ever was one.
And as stale as the bread that the soldiers are given to eat.
Worse,Land of Mineoperates on a very cynical logic that equated bombs being diffused with actual narrative tension.
Obviously, anxiety is red-hot whenever the movie focuses tightly on a bomb that just might go off.
But how is that challenging or interesting?
Those are pretty low blows.
Land of Minehas been universally praised and is nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this years Oscars.
Both titles might have suffered because of the very adult content in their stories.
