The Brutal Reality of War in Peter Berg's Epic ‘The Mosquito Bowl’
Summary
Peter Berg directed The Mosquito Bowl, a Netflix film based on Buzz Bissinger’s nonfiction book about college football players who served in the Pacific during World War II. The story follows the players as they take part in a morale-boosting football game before the invasion of Okinawa, while the production filmed in Australia.Key Facts
- The film stars Nicholas Galitzine, Ray Nicholson, Bill Skarsgård and Tom Francis.
- It is adapted from Buzz Bissinger’s book The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in WWII.
- The story follows college football players whose careers were interrupted by service in the Pacific after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
- The players organize a football game called the Mosquito Bowl before the Okinawa invasion.
- Peter Berg directed the film.
- The production filmed in a remote location in Australia.
- Galitzine said the actors had to coordinate closely with camera operators during action scenes.
- Francis said the cast spent time discussing the film and its scenes while filming in Australia.
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