WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko

6.2IMDb Score
Released:2023-12-05
Duration:11 min
Director:Dave Mullins
Actors:
Production:ElectroLeague, Lenono Music, WETA

Overview:

Set in an alternate WWI reality where a senseless war rages on, two soldiers on opposite sides of the conflict play a joyful game of chess. A heroic carrier pigeon delivers the soldiers' chess moves over the battlefield as the fighting escalates. Neither soldier knows his opponent as the game and the war builds to its climatic final move. Whoever wins the game, one thing is for certain: there are no winners in war.

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