An elegant and tastefully done film.

Rating: 10/10 (7 February 2003)

This is one of the best films I've ever seen. It deals with war, horror, inhumanity, and survival without pandering to the audience. It is one of the few movies that I've seen, in a full theater, where the credits started rolling and nobody got up to leave.
I fail to see why it is R-rated. There is nothing gratuitous about the violence or horror of war demonstrated in this film. I would understand a PG-13 rating but certainly nothing more.