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1985·Drama·1h 8m
7.1
★
A largely dialogue-free drama set around a platoon of British soldiers from the Parachute regiment patrolling the bandit country of South Armagh, off the rural border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Directed by Alan Clarke
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Cast
Sean Chapman
Platoon Commander
Steve Sweeney
Smith
Gary Hailes
Jones
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Rankin
John Blundell
Corporal
Steve Fletcher
Crew
Alan Clarke
Director
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
Aaron McNameePRO
8.0★ · 02/11/26
Not like a “film” in the usual sense, it feels like being stuck on patrol with these guys, bored and tense at the same time. Lots of walking, scanning faces, awkward encounters, and that constant sense that something could go wrong without warning. It doesn’t try to dramatize the situation or make heroes out of anyone, which makes it hit harder. Simple, blunt, and pretty haunting by the end. It’s repetitive by design, building unease through routine and silence. Feels raw and observational, almost documentary-like.
Not like a “film” in the usual sense, it feels like being stuck on patrol with these guys, bored and tense at the same time. Lots of walking, scanning faces, awkward encounters, and that constant sense that something could go wrong without warning. It doesn’t try to dramatize the situation or make heroes out of anyone, which makes it hit harder. Simple, blunt, and pretty haunting by the end. It’s repetitive by design, building unease through routine and silence. Feels raw and observational, almost documentary-like.
Conor Larkin
5.0★ · 07/28/25
It's strips away it's characterisation, exposition, and dramatization; which makes it closer to being an anti-war film.
BUT It also manages to feel completely apolitical, at least in relation to the British occupation of northern island, which I think makes it boring because it doesn't really weigh in morally.
I am a fan of Alan Clarkes style of directing, I just don't think it applied well to this story
BUT It also manages to feel completely apolitical, at least in relation to the British occupation of northern island, which I think makes it boring because it doesn't really weigh in morally.
I am a fan of Alan Clarkes style of directing, I just don't think it applied well to this story
It's strips away it's characterisation, exposition, and dramatization; which makes it closer to being an anti-war film.
BUT It also manages to feel completely apolitical, at least in relation to the British occupation of northern island, which I think makes it boring because it doesn't really weigh in morally.
I am a fan of Alan Clarkes style of directing, I just don't think it applied well to this story
BUT It also manages to feel completely apolitical, at least in relation to the British occupation of northern island, which I think makes it boring because it doesn't really weigh in morally.
I am a fan of Alan Clarkes style of directing, I just don't think it applied well to this story
Loveday
8.0★ · 02/24/25
So realistic it felt like a documentary. The birds singing whilst those men were on the ground honestly made me feel things, it's such a small thing but just feel so eerie
So realistic it felt like a documentary. The birds singing whilst those men were on the ground honestly made me feel things, it's such a small thing but just feel so eerie
LambertoPRO
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SamEssss
7.0★ · 07/18/23
This is as tense as it can get!
At the 42 minute mark, a Lynx (I think), comes arching over a treeline and lands in a field, and it's just fucking cool.
At the 42 minute mark, a Lynx (I think), comes arching over a treeline and lands in a field, and it's just fucking cool.
This is as tense as it can get!
At the 42 minute mark, a Lynx (I think), comes arching over a treeline and lands in a field, and it's just fucking cool.
At the 42 minute mark, a Lynx (I think), comes arching over a treeline and lands in a field, and it's just fucking cool.