Film Movement is proud to present MEN GO TO BATTLE, a darkly comedic rumination on individual experiences during wartime. An indie period piece with a contemporary soul, debut director Zachary Trietz intimately captures two brothers whose escalating pranks are interrupted by the Civil War. After its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, where Treitz was awarded Best New Director, the film went on to play at Rooftop Film Festival and AFI Fest. MEN GO TO BATTLE will open theatrically July 8th in NYC and July 15th in LA.

Synopsis:

While most Americans predict that the Civil War will end by Christmas, Henry (Tim Morton) and Francis Mellon (David Maloney) are more concerned about braving another winter on their struggling rural Kentucky farm. The brothers have become suffocatingly close. Francis’ practical jokes become more and more aggressive until the night he accidentally injures Henry in a drunken fight. Then, after humiliating himself in front of a daughter (Rachel Korine) of the town’s preeminent family, Henry disappears in the night. Only months later does Francis learn that Henry has joined the Union army, and the two are left to find out separately what the approaching war will bring.

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