‘Apocalypse ‘45’ Captures the Horrors Of World War II With Unforgettable, Heartbreaking Images [Review]

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: The exciting trio of Daisy Ridley (Star Wars), Kristin Scott Thomas (Darkest Hour) and Nina Hoss (Phoenix) have been set to star in Jane Anderson’s (The Wife) adaptation of Jessica Shattuck’s 2017 New York Times bestseller Women In The Castle, about three widows of conspirators involved in an assassination attempt on Hitler.The story of the three German women, set during and after World War II, explores how each deals with the fallout of her

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Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to all those who lost their lives in the Second World War on the 75th anniversary of VJ Day. The First Minister issued her heartfelt thanks to all those who served with the armed forces during the 1939 to 1945 conflict.

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Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn “Apocalypse ’45,” we see images of World War II — the last six months of it, when our forces were engaged in a grisly death-throes battle with the Japanese in the Pacific — that are more colorful, raw, and deeply naturalistic than the images we’re used to seeing. And that footage hits us with the shock of the new.American soldiers blast their flamethrowers into caves, the oily fire whipping around like something out of a dragon’s mouth.

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