: War Horse was released in theaters in late December 2011. Screeners like the Une-CM8 version typically appeared online around this time to capitalize on the film's Oscar buzz.
: "CM8" (or Hive-CM8) is the name of the release group responsible for "ripping" and uploading the film. This group is notorious for leaking high-profile Academy Award contenders annually during "Oscar season". Context of the Release subtitle War.Horse.2011.DVDSCR.XVID.Une-CM8
: The video codec used to compress the file. Xvid was a popular open-source alternative to DivX, designed to shrink a 4GB DVD down to roughly 700MB–1GB for easier downloading. : War Horse was released in theaters in late December 2011