Primitive War is a 2025 Australian science fiction horror film directed by Luke Sparke and based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Ethan Pettus. Starring Ryan Kwanten, Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler and Jeremy Piven, the film is set in a Vietnam jungle valley during 1968 and follows a reconnaissance unit who carries out a rescue mission for a US Army Special Forces platoon and are attacked by de-extinct dinosaurs.
The setup: In 1968, during the Vietnam War, a Green Beret platoon is attacked and killed in a remote jungle valley by unknown predators while on a classified mission. Their commander, Colonel Jericho, calls in Vulture Squad, a LRRP team consisting of team leader Sergeant First Class Ryan Baker, second-in-command Sergeant Xavier Wise, rookie radio operator Leon Verne, former Air Cavalry soldiers Eli Taylor and Charlie Miller, and snipers Gerald Keyes and Logan Stovall, to find the missing Green Berets. After the Vultures are airdropped into the valley, they begin their search for the Green Berets, finding
- Release
- August 11, 2025
- Director
- Luke Sparke
- Starring
- Tricia Helfer, Nick Wechsler, Ana Thu Nguyen, Anthony Ingruber, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Kwanten
- Genre
- Thriller, Science fiction, War, Adventure
- Runtime
- 133 min
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