A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
Direction
Rod Lurie, West Point grad, refuses Hollywood heroics.
Sound
Bullets have directions. Your ears will learn fear.
Acting
Caleb Landry Jones earned his Oscar nom here.
Director
Rod Lurie
Scott Eastwood
Staff Sergeant Clint Romesha
Caleb Landry Jones
Specialist Ty Michael Carter
Orlando Bloom
CPT. Benjamin D. Keating
Ernest Cavazos
Sgt. Armando Avalos
Taylor John Smith
Lt. Andrew Bundermann
Cory Hardrict
Sergeant Vernon Martin
Milo Gibson
CPT. Robert Yllescas
Bobby Lockwood
Kevin Thomson
Jacob Scipio
Staff Sgt. Justin T. Gallegos
Jack Kesy
Sgt. Josh Kirk
Celina Sinden
Cpt. Katie Kopp
Jonathan Yunger
SFC Jonathan Hill
Alexander Arnold
SPC Chris Griffin
Will Attenborough
PV1 Ed Faulkner
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Clint Romesha and Ty Carter visited set; Romesha's actual helmet appears in the film.
Lurie deliberately cast actors who could pass basic training—Orlando Bloom broke his back during prep and kept going.
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