Mine (2016)

After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical tolls of the treacherous conditions.

Directors:

Fabio Guaglione, Fabio Resinaro

Writers:

Fabio Guaglione (screenplay), Fabio Resinaro (screenplay)

Stars:

Armie Hammer, Annabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen

4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Armie Hammer	...	Mike
Annabelle Wallis	...	Jenny
Tom Cullen	...	Tommy Madison
Clint Dyer	...	Berber
Geoff Bell	...	Mike's Father
Juliet Aubrey	...	Mike's Mother
Inés Píñar Mille	...	Berber Girl
Luka Peros	...	Delta Force #1
Daniel Sandoval	...	Mike (Boy)
Agustín Rodríguez	...	Sayid Assiff
Yesarela Arzumendi	...	Beduin Bride
Manuel Medero	...	Beduin Groom
David Kirk Traylor	...	Comander Barton (voice)
Edoardo Hendrik	...	Radio Operator (voice) (as Edoardo Purgatori)

Storyline

In the middle of the desert, an area filled with 33 million blast mines scattered everywhere, marine sniper Sergeant Mike Stevens is on a mission to locate and neutralize the leader of a terrorist cell. After three months and six days in the desert, one single moment of hesitation is enough to blow the entire mission, and now Sergeant Stevens is stranded in a hostile guerrilla territory all alone, and to make matters worse, with his left foot on an active mine. Against the harsh environment, without water, the sergeant must stay glued to the spot and use his Marine training, his resourcefulness and his perseverance for the next 52 hours until a convoy arrives in his area. Between the scalding heat of the day and the freezing cold of the night, if Sergeant Stevens wants to survive, he must fight not only the mighty forces of nature but also the greatest adversary of them all: himself.

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Plot Keywords:

land mine | soldier | hallucination | desert | perseverance | 

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Taglines:

One Single Step and it's All Over.

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Genres:

Action | Thriller | War

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Spain Italy

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Mine

Filming Locations:

Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€597,342 (Italy), 9 October 2016, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Safran Company, Roxbury, Sun Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For the role of US Marine Tommy Madison, Guaglione and Resinaro considered over 50 American actors, including Rami Malek, Adam Brody and Chris Zylka, before choosing British actor Tom Cullen.

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Goofs

A marine would never refer to himself as a "soldier", NEVER.

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Quotes

Mike: [over radio] So what's the plan? Over.
Comander Barton: There's a convoy pinned down by fire from a group of guerillas just over the border. If everything goes well, they should be passing by your current location in about 52 hours, Sergeant. Over.
Mike: [closes eyes in exasperation] Sir, with all due respect, if everything goes well, I don't know if I can survive for 52 hours like this. Over.
Comander Barton: Get ready to signal your position when the time comes. We'll try to contact you via radio to make sure you're... still there. ...
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Soundtracks

You Got to Keep Moving On
Performed by Elliot Friederich
Music by Andrea Bonini

User Reviews

Cheesy and clichéd

This movie is wayyy too long. I wanted to like it, but by the time the final 40 minutes came around, I found myself wishing he'd just take his damn foot off! First off, it's a bit of a daft story-line, the army just wouldn't abandon soldiers, sandstorms or not. Two days in one position and your leg would go numb. Hell... mine goes to sleep when I cross my legs for more than five minutes these days! I have a gripe about the casting of the black man, played by Clint Dyer (I know - who?). Why get an English actor, or for that matter an American to do the voice of an indigenous tribesman slash Nomad? Are there no actors who have a more suitable accent? It all adds to the realism. His accent was appalling and clichéd, almost comical. Well, a few things happen over the next two days (and boy does it seem every minute of 48 hours). It feels as though the movie has genuinely been that long by the end. By the time you get to the retrospective look at our hero's past, you genuinely want him to just get on with it, it just goes on and on and on. Then the painful drawn out end is just too much. I found myself just wanting the movie to stop before I broke something. I think I started to lose focus around 43 minutes in. It's always a bad sign when you are looking at how long is left and an even worse one when you can remember the exact time you looked afterwards. The whole movie was just over the top, like the music and swelling orchestral accompaniment, which shouts 'I want you to be moved' instead of the film and events actually moving you. The movie is easily summed up as: man steps on mine, man steps off mine - the end. There is no more substance to it unfortunately. A lot more interesting things could have happened. The acting is fine, but how hard is it to play such an unchallenging role? The end is a bit unsatisfactory as well, it can be seen coming a mile off, so that is a further letdown. I wouldn't view this a second time if I had free tickets. I have more things to do with my life, like chewing my own arm off, or sticking pins in my eyes - both of which would be more pleasurable.