Exclusive: Epic Pictures to distribute Afghanistan war film The Patrol in Us.
Epic Pictures will distribute Afghanistan war film The Patrol in the Us on Memorial Day (May 26, 2014).
The well-received drama, which won Raindance’s Film of the Festival award, follows an overextended British army patrol operating in increasingly difficult conditions in Afghanistan.
An Afg Film Ltd production written and directed by former soldier Tom Petch, the ensemble cast includes Nav Sidhu, Ben Righton, Owain Arthur, Oliver Mott, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally and Nicholas Beveney. Petch and Tom Stuart produce.
Epic also handles international sales rights.
CEO of Epic Pictures Patrick Ewald said: “When we saw The Patrol for the first time, we were deeply moved by its powerful themes and amazing performances. We knew immediately that it was a film that American audiences would want to watch and Epic Pictures is very proud to be a part of such an important picture.”...
Epic Pictures will distribute Afghanistan war film The Patrol in the Us on Memorial Day (May 26, 2014).
The well-received drama, which won Raindance’s Film of the Festival award, follows an overextended British army patrol operating in increasingly difficult conditions in Afghanistan.
An Afg Film Ltd production written and directed by former soldier Tom Petch, the ensemble cast includes Nav Sidhu, Ben Righton, Owain Arthur, Oliver Mott, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally and Nicholas Beveney. Petch and Tom Stuart produce.
Epic also handles international sales rights.
CEO of Epic Pictures Patrick Ewald said: “When we saw The Patrol for the first time, we were deeply moved by its powerful themes and amazing performances. We knew immediately that it was a film that American audiences would want to watch and Epic Pictures is very proud to be a part of such an important picture.”...
- 3/12/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Director Tom Petch's debut is a thoughtful war movie about a British army patrol in Afghanistan
First-time British writer-director Tom Petch makes a powerful impression with this tough, smart war movie on a shrewdly managed small scale, about a British army patrol in Afghanistan. A small unit is deployed for what everyone hopes will be just three days in dangerous country, but a surprise night-time attack from the Allies – perhaps the Americans or even the British Sas – provokes new activity from the Taliban. Simply by virtue of its position, the unit finds itself open-endedly committed as part of a horribly dangerous and exposed frontline mission unfortunately named Operation Icarus. The men become increasingly demoralised and insubordinate. Owain Arthur is lippy Welshman Taff, Nicholas Beveney is the brooding Sol, Nav Sidhu is grumpy Smudge and Ben Righton is their well-spoken Captain Richardson, who makes a crucially misjudged decision to go...
First-time British writer-director Tom Petch makes a powerful impression with this tough, smart war movie on a shrewdly managed small scale, about a British army patrol in Afghanistan. A small unit is deployed for what everyone hopes will be just three days in dangerous country, but a surprise night-time attack from the Allies – perhaps the Americans or even the British Sas – provokes new activity from the Taliban. Simply by virtue of its position, the unit finds itself open-endedly committed as part of a horribly dangerous and exposed frontline mission unfortunately named Operation Icarus. The men become increasingly demoralised and insubordinate. Owain Arthur is lippy Welshman Taff, Nicholas Beveney is the brooding Sol, Nav Sidhu is grumpy Smudge and Ben Righton is their well-spoken Captain Richardson, who makes a crucially misjudged decision to go...
- 2/7/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
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