Kilo Two Bravo
(2014)
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Kilo Two Bravo
(2014)
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David Elliot | ... |
Mark Wright
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Mark Stanley | ... |
Tug
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Scott Kyle | ... |
Stu Pearson
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Benjamin O'Mahony | ... |
Stu Hale
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Bryan Parry | ... |
Jonesy
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Liam Ainsworth | ... |
Ken Barlow
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Andy Gibbins | ... |
Smudge
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John Doughty | ... |
Dave Prosser
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Paul Luebke | ... |
Jay Davis
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Thomas Davison | ... |
Jar Head
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Grant Kilburn | ... |
Alex Craig
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Robert Mitchell | ... |
Faz
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Jon-Paul Bell | ... |
Luke Mauro
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Malachi Kirby | ... |
Snoop
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Ali Cook | ... |
Spud McMellon
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In September 2006, a 3 man patrol of Paras sets off from their outpost overlooking Kajaki Dam in southern Afghanistan, to engage the Taliban. As they make their way across a dried out river bed one of them steps on a mine left from the Russian occupation some 25 years before. His colleagues rush to his aid only to find they are surrounded by mines and every move threatens serious injury or death. Written by Andrew de Lotbiniere
I was very aware of the incident in 2006, I kept up to date with the planning and logistics, I had personal feedback from cast during filming yet never has a movie hit me so hard as Kajaki. I have seen if twice, the second time hit me harder and I have no doubt I will see it for a third time real soon.
The horror of war and the day to day dangers faced by our military in war zones is something that the majority of the British public are, in the main, sheltered from, but this film takes you into the theatre of war, you feel you are watching the day play out for real. You want to jump out from your seat to help, you have well and truly been sucked in to this movie.
We are all to use to seeing the repatriation of our service personnel through the small market town of Royal Wootton Bassett but never have we been given the harsh realisation of what they faced. Their screams are piercing, the fear on their faces look real and the injuries look very real. The acting is first rate and this young cast has clearly benefited from spending time with the paras in 'boot camp' and in many cases with the members of 3 para they are portraying.
Everyone should try to see this film, it will leave a lasting impression. It's gripping and tense and are no big names, no musical score and no Hollywood-esque glamorisation of what ensues, yet it is the only movie I have seen where no one leaves until the credits have ended.