The War Between

After a chaotic skirmish in the Arizona Territory, two soldiers from opposite sides of the American Civil War find themselves abandoned and lost in a sunbaked wilderness. Israel Terry and Moses Jennings start as wary opponents, each carrying histories that shape how he sees the other. With water running low, blistered feet and threats from passing patrols, they forge an uneasy cooperation to survive. The film stays tightly on daily routines, private conversations and the moral questions that crease every decision, meeting a few strangers who complicate their path. It favors quiet moments over spectacle, often lingering on small, telling gestures rather than grand action.

Directed by Deborah Correa and created by Ron Yungul, The War Between was released in 2025, starring Damian Conrad-Davis and Sam Bullington, with Wayne Charles Baker, Essa O'Shea and Robert Peters rounding out the cast, and popular festival screenings nationwide.

The film opened in a limited theatrical run, reaching select urban and festival venues rather than wide multiplexes. Detailed box office totals haven't been widely published, and the picture has extended its life through specialty screenings and word of mouth.

Despite a small release footprint, The War Between has generated attention among western enthusiasts for its quiet, character-led storytelling and stark desert photography. Early essays and social conversations have focused on its portrayal of unlikely cooperation, the fragile bonds that form under stress and its subdued handling of wartime morality.

Critical coverage is limited, but audience scores are favorable, with an 8.667/10 vote average from a small sample. Viewers praise the central performances and the film's emphasis on survival, trust, memory and the human cost of conflict, appreciating its restrained tone and moral ambiguity over spectacle, and measured narrative pacing.