The Patrol Explained

The Patrol
Director:Tom Petch
Producer:Tom Petch
Tom Stuart
Karim Debbagh
Music:James McWilliam and Nick Crofts
Cinematography:Stu Bentley
Editing:Luke Deverill
Runtime:79 minutes
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

The Patrol is a 2013 British action drama film set in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006. It looks at the Afghan conflict through the eyes of British soldiers.[1] It won Film of the Festival (Feature) at Raindance Film Festival 2013.

Cast

Release

The Patrol was released by Soda Pictures on 7 February 2014 in the United Kingdom and on 26 May 2014 by Epic Pictures Group in the United States.

Reception

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it four out of five stars, praising the film's director, "writer-director Tom Petch makes a powerful impression with this tough, smart war movie on a shrewdly managed small scale, about a British army patrol in Afghanistan."[2]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Patrol: Film Examines Afghan War Legacy . Bunkall . Allstair . 28 September 2013 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002044336/http://news.sky.com/story/1147447/the-patrol-film-examines-afghan-war-legacy . 2 October 2013 . dead . 24 May 2018.
  2. Web site: The Patrol review – Director Tom Petch's debut is a thoughtful war movie about a British army patrol in Afghanistan . Peter . Bradshaw . . Feb 6, 2014 . May 28, 2020.