‘Heart of Invictus’ review: Veterans push through injuries to compete, with the help of Prince Harry
“Not everyone agrees on what qualifies as a just war,” Prince Harry says in his Netflix docuseries about the Invictus Games. “But I think we would all agree on the damage that war causes to so many people.”
He launched the games nearly a decade ago for veterans working through those physical and mental aftereffects, and the five-episode “Heart of Invictus” follows different competitors from around the world during their monthslong training — including a medic from Ukraine who is captured by Russian troops midway through filming — and eventual participation at the games in the Netherlands last year. (The 2023 games begin this week in Düsseldorf,
