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

Partly filmed at CFB Shilo in Manitoba, and partly in Jordan.

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Goofs

General Rowlin ("99") swears far too much for a general officer - this may have been written into the script for entertainment value.

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Quotes

Travis: Name me one thing I've ever been wrong about!
Ryan: ...thinks for a moment... My sister?
Travis: ...pause... Yeah, that was bad...

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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

SOK (Straight Outta Kandahar)
Performed by Po Phatwa and Maryem Tollar
Written by Asher Lenz, Stephen Skratt and Paul Gross
Produced by Asher & Skratt

User Reviews

"Hyena Road": Canada isn't just for limp maple leaves

One thing that makes "Hyena Road" excellent is that the film continues a cinematic and literary tradition of the Canadian ability to fight back, of intelligent opposition. In popular literature this goes back as far as Robert Service. In film it goes back to the (serious) Royal Mounties movies and to such Hollywood blockbusters as "The Wild North" (1952) and Stewart Grangers' character of Jules Vincent. Because Canada has become such an appendage to the USA in modern times we forget how outstanding the fighting ability of these people and their institutions can be. I do Not write this as a Canadian, mind you. But as an objective, non-Canadian who was very impressed by the combative intelligence and cross-cultural savvy of "Hyena Road". This is a sleeper. This is a keeper.