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'Civil War' Review: Kirsten Dunst in Alex Garland's Dystopic War Film

The actress stars alongside Cailee Spaeny in the 'Ex Machina' and 'Annihilation' director's latest feature about a group of journalists chronicling a violent conflict in the United States.

Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Headliner) Release date: Friday, April 12 Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick Offerman Director-screenwriter: Alex Garland 1 hour 49 minutes Premiering at SXSW, Civil War explores these preoccupations from the perspective of a group of journalists as they chronicle life in their war-torn country while traveling to Washington, D.C. We meet the crew in New York, where they are covering a tense confrontation between civilians and police. Venue: SXSW Film Festival (Headliner)Distributor: A24Production companies: A24, DNA Films, IPR.VCCast: Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, Nick OffermanDirector-screenwriter: Alex GarlandProducers: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Gregory GoodmanExecutive producers: Danny CohenCinematographer: Rob HardyProduction designer: Caty MaxeyCostume designer: Meghan KasperlikEditor: Jake RobertsMusic: Ben Salisbury, Geoff BarrowCasting director: Francine Maisler 1 hour 49 minutes

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