Afghan Knights (2007)

Haunted by the fact that he left a man behind in Afghanistan, a soldier (Bacic) pulls together a special task force to save his comrade.

Director:

Allan Harmon

Writers:

Brandon K. Hogan (original story by), Christine Stringer

Stars:

Steve Bacic, Michael Madsen, Colin Lawrence

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Steve Bacic	...	Pepper
Michael Madsen	...	Cooper
Colin Lawrence	...	JT
Steven Cree Molison	...	Rick
Chris Kramer	...	Jonathan
Pete Antico	...	Joey
Vince Murdocco	...	Frank
Francesco Quinn	...	Amad
Gary Stretch	...	Nash
Maryam Ghaeni	...	Soroya
Sasha Lakovic	...	Russian Soldier
Mig Macario	...	Monk 1 (as Miguelito Macario)
Aaron Au	...	Monk 2
Karina Carreck	...	Kim
Cynde Harmon	...	Market Moll

Storyline

Haunted by the fact that he left a man behind in Afghanistan, a soldier (Bacic) pulls together a special task force to save his comrade.

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Taglines:

You can't fight what's in these mountains.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence including a rape, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Afghanistan - Die letzte Mission

Filming Locations:

Hope, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paradox Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Flintstones (1960)

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Soundtracks

Our Love
Written by Michael Lloyd
Published by Michael Music

User Reviews

Not a bad idea but a terrible 2nd half

Not sure what to think of this one.

The first half is a dreamy war movie. A man is recruited as a mercenary for a rescue job in Afghanistan. He is broke and has post war nightmares but agrees to put his team back together.

The second half of the movie is where things get weird. In Afghanistan the team eventually encounters paranormal dangers...and that is where the movie turns sour.

The camera work is not great, but it is OK. Some shots linger for longer than needed and some angles are questionable. However the desert where the film was shot is pretty and the Middle-Eastern feeling carries over nicely.

But the transition between shots starts making less and less sense towards the 2nd half; the story starts making less and less sense; the dialogue and character's actions start making less and less sense until the movie turns into an episode of a sci-fi channel show.

The acting is not bad but it becomes increasingly badly directed and written so everyone starts either over-acting or under-acting.

I think the viewers have been indoctrinated a little and expect a fast-paced logical and sensible movie with a particular structure and genre, while this movie is a bit different from that norm. This is the kind of movie you experience alone late at night in a state of partial trance, and after it is over you ask yourself what the hell you just experienced. The movie actually kept my interest until the end.

On the other hand the film does ultimately fail at what it tries to be. It starts out as a slow-cooker war movie but it goes down hill from there until it becomes a z-movie thriller.