The private war in the title obviously refers to much more than the war zones that our lead character finds herself in. Marie Colvin was evidently fighting demons of her own, and these increased given her chosen profession and insistence on being involved in conflicts, from a journalistic perspective, that forced her to take risks and endanger her own life on several occasions. The film led us to believe that she may have endangered other peoples lives also, in search of the 'truth' or the 'story'. A Private War was a difficult watch, and from a personal point of view it was very difficult to identify with Marie in any way, which created a distance that was hard to bridge. That said, the role of Marie, played by Rosamund Pike, and that of her colleague Paul Conlan, played by Jamie Dornan, were played with such sensitivity and honesty that there were parts of the film that felt documentary like. Taking away any political thoughts or opinions about this fi...