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Ghosts of War (2017)

Ghosts of War poster
Directed by
Eric Bress
Genre
war film, supernatural horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 588 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Five American soldiers are sent to guard a French chateau during World War II. They discover the house is haunted by ghosts of a family killed there. The story later reveals the soldiers are actually modern troops in a virtual reality simulation, and the spirits are from an Afghan family they failed to save.

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What happens

Ghosts of War is a 2020 British supernatural horror war film written and directed by Eric Bress. The film stars Brenton Thwaites, Theo Rossi, Skylar Astin, Kyle Gallner, and Alan Ritchson. It was released on DirecTV on 18 June 2020. The film is about five American soldiers during World War II who are assigned to guard a French chateau. They soon realize the house is haunted by the vengeful ghosts of a family murdered there by German soldiers. However, the film's plot takes a dramatic twist, revealing that the soldiers are actually modern-day troops in a virtual reality simulation designed to help them cope with a traumatic event they experienced in Afghanistan. The ghosts haunting them are not from the past, but the spirits of the Afghan family they failed to save. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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