The Wars (1983) — drama, war film. Directed by Robin Phillips. Starring Brent Carver, Kirsten Bishop, Jackie Burroughs, Shirley Douglas. This page maps 5 characters and 5 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
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A psychological exploration of a privileged young Canadian soldier's journey through World War I, interwoven with childhood memories.
Drama, War · 5/10 · 118 min · 1983
Robert Ross (Brent Carver) lives a protected adolescence in a well-off Toronto suburb. Secretive and withdrawn, he shares his thoughts only with his sister Rowena (Anne-Marie MacDonald) who is mentally disabled. He feels compassion for his weak and conventional father. He avoids any confrontation with his mother (Martha Henry), a dominating woman whose despondency at having given birth to a handicapped child has turned to bitterness. Rowena occupies a central position in Robert's existence of daydreams and make-believe. When she dies, Robert clashes openly with his family, and decides to take himself in hand. It's 1914. He enrolls in the Canadian army, and, after training in Alberta and Montreal, he finds himself in England and France. The war becomes another way for him to resolve his conflicts, his dramas, his passions--his wars.
