By the time the first quote from Homer’s “Odyssey” fades from the screen — “By now, I am used to suffering. I have endured so much in waves and war” — it is clear what kind of story “In Waves and War” wants to tell.

The new documentary from directors Jon Shenk and Bonni Cohen is not about the battles Navy SEALs fought overseas, but the ones they continue to face long after the shooting stops. It’s a film about endurance, recovery and what happens when the toughest people in the world have to confront pain they can no longer muscle through.

Premiering at the 2024 Telluride Film Festival and available to stream Monday on Netflix, “In Waves and War” follows a group of SEAL veterans struggling with the lasting effects of war.

The men in the film carry both visible wounds and invisible ones,

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