It is sad more people aren’t talking about this film. Absolutely masterful and heartbreaking. The director takes huge cinemagraphic swings and none of them miss. A little saccharine/over-acted sometimes but I think most of it plays.
Only criticism I can think of is that the time given to elucidating the horror of the situation overshadows the central relationship. I know these guys care about each other, but they almost feel like the idea of trauma friends more than the real thing. I could have used a little more color.
That said, I fully thought every character was a historical figure.
Home run for Griff