The following films from 18 countries introspect on wars—both past and present—to uncover the uncomfortable truths that often become the biggest casualties during these times. The human capacity—for violence as well as resilience—runs as the binding vein through the aesthetics and themes of these films. While some of them talk of decades-old conflicts, their haunting afterlives in such cinema is a sombre reminder that if we aren’t careful, history is never too far from the present.