WATCH: Brad Pitt in 'War Machine' trailer

MANILA, Philippines — Netflix presents the first look at the feature film "War Machine," starring Brad Pitt, Emory Cohen, Topher Grace, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Lakeith Stanfield, Meg Tilly, Tilda Swinton, and Sir Ben Kingsley.

An absurdist war story for our times, writer-director David Michôd ("Animal Kingdom") recreates a US general’s roller-coaster rise and fall as part reality, part savage parody – raising the specter of just where the line between them lies today.  His is an exploration of a born leader’s ultra-confident march right into the dark heart of folly.  At the story’s core is Brad Pitt’s sly take on a successful, charismatic four-star general who leapt in like a rock star to command NATO forces in Afghanistan, only to be taken down by a journalist’s no-holds-barred exposé.

The Netflix original film is inspired by the book "The Operators: The Wild & Terrifying Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan" by the late journalist Michael Hastings. Ian Bryce and Plan B’s Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Brad Pitt serve as producers. James Skotchdopole serves as executive producer. The film will be released on Netflix on May 26.

WATCH: Brad Pitt in 'War Machine' trailer