Set during the occupation of Iraq, a squad of U.S. soldiers try to protect a small village.
Acting
Nicholas Hoult's thousand-yard stare deserves awards.
Cinematography
Dust and heat so thick you need water.
Direction
Brazilian director nails American military aimlessness.
Director
Fernando Coimbra
Nicholas Hoult
Matt Ocre
Logan Marshall-Green
Sergeant Harper
Henry Cavill
Captain Syverson
Gonzalo Menendez
Haring
Beau Knapp
Sergeant Burton
Sam Spruell
1st LT Anthony
Tommy Flanagan
Sergeant McGregor
Glen Powell
Sergeant Dylan Chutsky
Neil Brown Jr.
Enzo
Navid Negahban
Kadeer
Parker Sawyers
Sergeant Robinson
Sammy Sheik
Mahmoud
Osy Ikhile
Pepps
Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
Sergeant Cole
Nabil Elouahabi
Arif
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Screenwriter Chris Roessner based this on his actual Iraq deployment as a machine gunner, which explains why the bureaucratic absurdity feels so lived-in.
Released straight to Netflix in 2017, this became a stealth audition piece for Nicholas Hoult's later prestige TV era—The Great, etc.
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