This above-average Sundance fodder stars (Kristen Stewart) as a buck private stationed in Guantanamo who slowly begins to exhibit more compassion for a falsely abducted veteran detainee (Payman Maadi) than her fellow soldiers. Set largely inside a temporary detention facility at Gitmo, first-time writer-director Peter Sattler and cinematographer James Laxton share a good eye for movement and detail, and together avoid the pitfalls inherent in the material. What is essentially a three-act play for two characters never once generates a canned-theater vibe (or even worse, inconceivable romance). Haters wanting Stewart to take another Swan dive will be pleasantly surprised to see how perfectly suited she is to the role, particularly when butting heads with veteran character actor John Caroll Lynch, who plays her inwardly sympathetic commanding officer. Maadi, whose acting window is pretty much limited to a bulletproof square in his cell door, is equally superb. (2014) — Scott Marks
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