A platoon of Navy SEALs embarks on a dangerous mission in Ramadi, Iraq, with the chaos and brotherhood of war retold through their memories of the event.
Sound
Gunfire physics so accurate veterans reportedly flinched.
Direction
Garland and Mendoza co-directing — art-horror meets actual combat memoir.
Acting
Woon-A-Tai playing the man who lived it, right beside him on set.
Director
Ray Mendoza
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ray Mendoza is the actual SEAL portrayed; he co-wrote and appears in the film's framing device. Alex Garland deferred to him on every tactical detail.
Released amid debates about veteran representation, it's being read as a corrective to American Sniper's mythmaking — same war, opposite ideology.
US
