After its Los Angeles premiere, 'Warfare' directors Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland unpack their brutal (and ripped-from-very-real-life) war film.

It seems only right that a crowd of veterans were the first to see Warfare, U.S. Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza's feature directorial debut, co-written and co-directed with Alex Garland. On Wednesday night, A24 put on a special screening of the film at the L.

During a Q&A event in Los Angeles, the creatives, stars, and inspiration behind A24's Warfare delve into the lessons and emotions of the film.