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The Patrol

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The Patrol
The Patrol: Operation Herrick
Directed byTom Petch
Written byTom Petch
Produced byTom Petch
Tom Stuart
Karim Debbagh
CinematographyStu Bentley
Edited byLuke Deverill
Music byJames McWilliam and Nick Crofts
Release dates
  • 4 October 2013 (2013-10-04) (Raindance Film Festival)
  • 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
79 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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

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  • Owain Arthur as Taff
  • Nicholas Beveney as Sergeant 'Sol' Campbell
  • Daniel Fraser as Lieutenant Jonathan Bradshaw
  • Alex McNally as Ginge
  • Oliver Mott as Stab
  • Ben Righton as Captain William Richardson
  • Nav Sidhu as Smudge

Release

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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

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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

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  • Winner Film of the Festival (Feature) Raindance Film Festival 2013.
  • Nominated British Independent Film Awards 2013.

References

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  1. ^ Bunkall, Allstair (28 September 2013). "The Patrol: Film Examines Afghan War Legacy". Sky News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. ^ Bradshaw, Peter (6 February 2014). "The Patrol review – Director Tom Petch's debut is a thoughtful war movie about a British army patrol in Afghanistan". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
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