Hyena Road (2015)

Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.

Director:

Paul Gross

Writer:

Paul Gross

Stars:

Rossif Sutherland, Allan Hawco, David Richmond-Peck

5 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rossif Sutherland	...	Warrant Officer Ryan Sanders
Allan Hawco	...	Travis
David Richmond-Peck	...	Hickey
Karl Campbell	...	Tank
Kelly Holden	...	C.P. Sergeant
Christine Horne	...	Captain Jennifer Bowman
Ibrahim Dweiken	...	Bionics Taliban
Darren Wall	...	Zero
Andrew Wall	...	Captain Dawson T.O.C.
Niamatullah Arghandabi	...	The Ghost
Hekmat Bavari	...	Abdul (as Hekmat Bavary)
Sadeen Dagamseh	...	Abdul's Daughter #1
Julia Issa Begain	...	Abdul's Daughter #2
Nikki Duval	...	Chewey
Paul Gross	...	Pete Mitchell

Storyline

Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars - all stand at the intersection of modern warfare - a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems.

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Taglines:

One bullet can change everything.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for bloody war violence, language throughout and some sexual material

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 2015 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Hyena Road: le chemin du combat

Filming Locations:

CFB Shilo, Manitoba, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,430, 13 March 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$1,430, 13 March 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rhombus Media, BRON Studios, Buffalo Gal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The footage seen between scenes of vehicles, Afghan soldiers, etc. were actually shot in Kandahar during the final combat deployment.

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Goofs

When Paul Gross's patrol arrives at the safe house to meet with the Ghost for the first time, the first Afghan National Army (ANA) jeep has a .50 cal machine gun on the roof, but it's obvious that it wasn't attached as it's on its side and the actor tries to right it at one point.

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Quotes

Pete: *Repeated line* Haji, what the f*ck are you doing?

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Crazy Credits

The film's title doesn't appear on screen until the closing credits.

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Connections

Referenced in Bring Me the Head of Tim Horton (2015)

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Soundtracks

Play That Funky Music
Performed by Leif Garrett
Written by Rob Parissi (as Robert W. Parissi)
Courtesy of Sweet City Records Inc., o/b/o itself, and, as administrator of RWP Music
Master Recording Courtesy of Cleopatra Records Inc.

User Reviews

A war tale told in a balanced way, from a uniquely Canadian perspective

This is an outstanding war film. As others have commented, it examines the Afghanistan conflict in a particularly Canadian way --- which means that each character has a distinct point of view and a unique place in the world. The film makes clear not only that each understands his/her situation differently, but also that each viewpoint merits the full weight of our attention and consideration. Both the nobility of sacrifice and the utter senselessness of war are captured. There have been many well-made recent films about our current conflict with the Islamic world. This is certainly one of the best of them.