When an elite eight-man British SAS team is dropped behind enemy lines, their mission is clear: take out Saddam Hussein's SCUD missile systems. But when communications are cut and the team finds themselves surrounded by Saddam's army, their only hope is to risk capture and torture in a desperate 185-kilometer run to the Syrian border. Based on the true story of a British Special Forces unit behind enemy lines during the Gulf War, Bravo Two Zero explores the tragedies and triumphs of men taken to the edge of survival in the Persian Gulf War.
Acting
Sean Bean's thousand-yard stare should be in museums.
Practical Effects
Pre-CGI desert warfare hits different — real sand, real suffering.
Director
Tom Clegg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Two other SAS members published conflicting memoirs; this film sparked lawsuits from veterans claiming McNab exaggerated his heroism.
Released months before The Hurt Locker redefined war cinema, this represents the last gasp of straightforward macho military heroism on screen.
GB
