Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- harrowing
- brooding
- paranoid
- serious film night
- historical drama viewing
What critics said
Critics recognized the film's potent visuals and serious subject matter but broadly found the adaptation undermined by over-written, overly obvious dialogue.
What sets it apart
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Mark and David work as photojournalists in Kurdistan, while Mark's return forces him to confront what images can and cannot preserve about violence.
Mark returns wounded and behaves uncharacteristically, prompting Elena and Joaquín to investigate what he is suppressing.
David leaves for Dublin and then disappears, making his fate the central unanswered question surrounding Mark's recovery.
The isolated mountain clinic and Kurdistan setting provide a stark visual backdrop for Mark's injury, uncertainty, and emotional collapse.
Films like Triage, and why
Under Fire
shared war journalism, psychological trauma, and morally unsettling drama
The Killing Fields
shared conflict photography, disillusionment, and intense political war drama
The Deer Hunter
shared postwar trauma, damaged protagonists, and mystery-driven psychological tension
Salvador
shared war-zone journalism, guilt, and morally complex thriller elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Danis Tanović
- Release Date
- 2009-11-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (180)
Cast
- Colin Farrell
- Paz Vega
- Christopher Lee
- Kelly Reilly
- Jamie Sives
- Branko Đurić
- Juliet Stevenson
- Eileen Walsh
- Ian McElhinney
- Nick Dunning
Common questions
- What is Triage about?
- A wounded war photographer returns to Dublin haunted by his missing colleague and the memories he cannot confront.
- What is Triage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Triage as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Triage violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Triage as graphic.
- What did critics think of Triage?
- Critics recognized the film's potent visuals and serious subject matter but broadly found the adaptation undermined by over-written, overly obvious dialogue.
- Which films are like Triage?
- Films with a similar feel include Under Fire, The Killing Fields, The Deer Hunter, and Salvador.
- How long is Triage?
- Triage runs 99 minutes.
