Man of War Director William Kaufman on Ukraine, LaMonica Garrett, and Films That Don’t Lie
About this episode
Director William Kaufman discusses his film Man of War, set during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, featuring LaMonica Garrett.
Send us Fan Mail Director William Kaufman brings Man of War to The Vanguard Wall — a grounded military action thriller set on the opening morning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, starring LaMonica Garrett and out now on digital via Well Go USA. LaMonica Garrett (1883, The Lioness, The Terminal List) plays Connor, a burned-out ex-operator at the lowest point of his life when a girl he's spent years protecting calls from a Kharkiv orphanage — the morning the invasion begins. Kaufman co-wrot...
People in this episode
Guest: William Kaufman
Topics covered
- military action
- Ukraine invasion
- film discussion
- thriller genre
- interview
Keywords
- William Kaufman
- LaMonica Garrett
- Man of War
- Ukraine
- military thriller
- film interview
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Man of War
Places: Ukraine, Kharkiv
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