Rescue Dawn

Rescue Dawn (2006) is directed by Werner Herzog, and stars Christian Bale as an American fighter pilot shot down & captured by villagers in Laos. The film is set during the Vietnam War, and is based on a real life story of a German American pilot Dieter Dengler. 'Rescue Dawn' is not an action war movie, but is a moving war drama focusing on internal emotional states of prisoners-of-war struggling to survive in captivity, with plans of escaping. 'Rescue Dawn' was filmed on location in the jungles of Thailand.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462504/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_Dawn

Mood: War drama
Good Aspects: Werner Herzog film. Christian Bale is cast perfectly in the lead role.