After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions.
Acting
Armie Hammer carries 90% of this alone
Sound
The landmine click will haunt your nightmares
Cinematography
Endless sand that somehow never gets boring
Director
Fabio Guaglione
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in the Canary Islands and Almería, Spain — the same desert landscapes used for Lawrence of Arabia and countless spaghetti westerns.
The directors originally conceived this as a silent film, which explains the heavy reliance on visual storytelling and Hammer's physically demanding performance.
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