‘Civil War’, a controversial political thriller recently released across the world including Pakistan.

The movie, starring Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Nick Offerman, Wagner Moura, and more was already being screened in theaters across the world, however, the film was recently released in Pakistan only yesterday i.e. on 26 April.

The politically charged new thriller is a film that’s been courting some controversy since its South by Southwest premiere in March 2024. Here’s everything we know so far about the film:

About the film

Civil War is a dystopian war film in which a team of journalists travel across the United States during a rapidly escalating Second American Civil War, which has engulfed the nation.

Plot

A photojournalist named Lee, played by Kirsten Dunst, is traversing the embattled country, from which California and Texas have seceded and united to form the “Western Forces” in an attempt to overthrow the established government.

While documenting the inhumane horrors of American infighting and the reality of citizens becoming refugees in their own country, she seeks to tell the truth, a mission that feels inexplicably controversial even amid the real-life divisive state of U.S. politics.

Who is in the cast?

The ensemble cast includes Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Sonoya Mizuno, and Nick Offerman.

Civil War also stars Jefferson White as Dave, Juani Feliz as Joy Butler, Nelson Lee as Tony, Edmund Donovan as Eddie, Karl Glusman as a spotter, Jin Ha as a sniper, Jojo T. Gibbs as a White House sergeant, and Jess Matney as another soldier.