Spectacular and noisy film set in Afghanistan. This is a 2019 American wartime action-thriller film directed and produced by Boaz Davidson/Avi Lerner/Yarid Lerner/ Samuel Hadida/Victor Hadida and written by Paul Tamasy/Eric Johnson, based on the book of the same name by Jake Tapper: "The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor". In 2006, the USA army set up several outposts in northern Afghanistan to prevent the entry of Taliban weapons and troops from Pakistan. One of them is located near the town of Kamdesh, at the foot of the Hindukush mountains. A place so difficult to defend that one analyst stated that it could well be called 'Camp Custer' since all the soldiers stationed there seemed condemned to die.
A realistic and almost documentary film, including moving images with a camera on the shoulders. The film follows various members of an army unit who fought to defend the American compound and whose main mission was survival. Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Lod of the Rings), the young Scott Eastwood (Pacific Rim: uprising, Diablo), son of Clint Eastwood, and Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ) star in this frenetic war drama that tells of the battle of Kamdesh, one of the hardest and bloodiest of the Afghan war. In which, In 2009, a few American soldiers (plus a Latvian, and some Afghans) had to face hundreds of Taliban. The film is based on the book by the war reporter, Jake Tapper: Outpost, An untold story of American Valor and also features the interpretations of other young actors such as Milo Gibson (All the Devil's Men), Jacob Scipio (Bad Boys for Life)
Situated in an isolated area of Afghanistan, Combat Outpost Keating is manned by a small force of US Army soldiers. Years later of sporadic, light attacks, in October 2009 the Taliban attack in force. An investigation into the battle of Kamdesh faulted army leadersip for failing to improve the camp's defenses. The investigation also recommended that all obviously indefendible outposts are closed. For their bravery on October 3, 2009, Bravo Troop 3-61 Cavalry became the most decorated unit of the Afghanistan War. The Bronze Star for Valor was awarded to Daniel Rodriguez, The distinguised Service Cross was awarded to Andrew Bundermnann. The battle of outpost Keating was the first in 50 years the Medal of honor was given to two living servicemen.
Rod Lurie helped immeasurably by superb cameraman Lorenzo Senatore and an excellent creative team have created the ultimate vision of war as hell on earth, a nightmarish firefight. Stirring and emotion of the film is aided by an exciting musical score by Larry Groupé. Conventional elements in the screenplay as heroism, comradeship, are based on a story devoid of sentimentality and balanced by a genuinely complex examination of courage in the field. It is overpowered by one of the most relentlessly and realistic harrowing war action.
Received many mixed reviews from critics. While the film was praised for its acting performances, action sequences, and dark tone, the script was criticized for some historical liberties. Rod Lurie's direction (Nothing But the Truth, The Contender) also received a mixed response, with many criticizing his emphasis on over-the-top action, but some also noting it as one of his most mature and grounded films. Rod is a talented film critic-turned-director who burst onto the scene in late 2000 with his hotly debated political thriller ¨The contender¨. After writing some scripts , Lurie was already hard at work at his next film, working with his acting hero Robert Redford. The result was the 2001 action/drama ¨The last castle ¨ (2001). It centered on an imprisoned military general, forced to go up against a tyrannical prison warden . He subsequently directed ¨Resurrecting the champ¨ and ¨Nothing but the truth¨, both of them were commercial failures despite some favorable reviews as well as ¨Straw Dogs¨. The outpost (2019) rating: 6.5/10. Better than average.
A realistic and almost documentary film, including moving images with a camera on the shoulders. The film follows various members of an army unit who fought to defend the American compound and whose main mission was survival. Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Caribbean, Lod of the Rings), the young Scott Eastwood (Pacific Rim: uprising, Diablo), son of Clint Eastwood, and Caleb Landry Jones (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri ) star in this frenetic war drama that tells of the battle of Kamdesh, one of the hardest and bloodiest of the Afghan war. In which, In 2009, a few American soldiers (plus a Latvian, and some Afghans) had to face hundreds of Taliban. The film is based on the book by the war reporter, Jake Tapper: Outpost, An untold story of American Valor and also features the interpretations of other young actors such as Milo Gibson (All the Devil's Men), Jacob Scipio (Bad Boys for Life)
Situated in an isolated area of Afghanistan, Combat Outpost Keating is manned by a small force of US Army soldiers. Years later of sporadic, light attacks, in October 2009 the Taliban attack in force. An investigation into the battle of Kamdesh faulted army leadersip for failing to improve the camp's defenses. The investigation also recommended that all obviously indefendible outposts are closed. For their bravery on October 3, 2009, Bravo Troop 3-61 Cavalry became the most decorated unit of the Afghanistan War. The Bronze Star for Valor was awarded to Daniel Rodriguez, The distinguised Service Cross was awarded to Andrew Bundermnann. The battle of outpost Keating was the first in 50 years the Medal of honor was given to two living servicemen.
Rod Lurie helped immeasurably by superb cameraman Lorenzo Senatore and an excellent creative team have created the ultimate vision of war as hell on earth, a nightmarish firefight. Stirring and emotion of the film is aided by an exciting musical score by Larry Groupé. Conventional elements in the screenplay as heroism, comradeship, are based on a story devoid of sentimentality and balanced by a genuinely complex examination of courage in the field. It is overpowered by one of the most relentlessly and realistic harrowing war action.
Received many mixed reviews from critics. While the film was praised for its acting performances, action sequences, and dark tone, the script was criticized for some historical liberties. Rod Lurie's direction (Nothing But the Truth, The Contender) also received a mixed response, with many criticizing his emphasis on over-the-top action, but some also noting it as one of his most mature and grounded films. Rod is a talented film critic-turned-director who burst onto the scene in late 2000 with his hotly debated political thriller ¨The contender¨. After writing some scripts , Lurie was already hard at work at his next film, working with his acting hero Robert Redford. The result was the 2001 action/drama ¨The last castle ¨ (2001). It centered on an imprisoned military general, forced to go up against a tyrannical prison warden . He subsequently directed ¨Resurrecting the champ¨ and ¨Nothing but the truth¨, both of them were commercial failures despite some favorable reviews as well as ¨Straw Dogs¨. The outpost (2019) rating: 6.5/10. Better than average.