9 minutes. One mistake. Brotherhood shattered in the dust of war.
With the continuing fight in war torn Afghanistan, two US Soldier friends Gonzalez and Regan face a new threat each day in the most dangerous land in the world. During an operation to extricate insurgents from a civilian town, Regan makes a crucial knee jerk reaction that will change the dynamics of the two friends relationship forever.
Acting
Douglas Owens sells a lifetime of regret in seconds.
Direction
Hubb squeezes a feature's worth of dread into 9 minutes.
Director
Gary Hubb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 48 hours on a shoestring budget in California desert standing in for Afghanistan.
The title's double meaning — political 'reactionary' and Regan's literal knee-jerk reaction — suggests systemic critique of military conditioning.
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