Movie Review
The War Zone
by Crissa-Jean Chappell
Tim Roth's directorial debut, The War Zone, (adapted from the brave and controversial book by fellow Brit, Alexander Stuart) deftly tackles a delicate topic that filmmakers have frequently romanticized-the dilemma of incest. So often, in their never-ending quest for titillating material, directors have turned to sexual relations between parents and children. Why should this come as a surprise? As teenagers (particularly young girls) grow more and more sexualized by the media, it only makes sense that incest has adapted a new-sprung aura of mystique.