The Mark of Cain (2007)

Voti degli utenti:

6.6/10   

Regista:

Marc Munden

Sceneggiatore:

Tony Marchant (writer)

Data di uscita:

25 novembre 2008 (USA)

Genere:

Drama

Plot:

Uses detailed research and explosive new testimonies by soldiers who have served in Iraq to tell an emotional fictional story of two young men very much out of their depth.

Plot Keywords:

Urinating | Iraq | Racism | Bullying | Moral Corruption

Premi:

2 wins & 4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Very good effort

Cast

Gerard Kearns	...	Mark 'Treacle' Tate
Matthew McNulty	...	Shane Gulliver
Leo Gregory	...	Lance Corporal Quealey
Shaun Dooley	...	Corporal Gant
Shaun Dingwall	...	Major Godber
Naomi Bentley	...	Shelley
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Robert Angell	...	Defence Barrister
Roger Barclay	...	Adjutant
Michael Byrne	...	Lieut General Strathairn
Fiona Carnegie	...	Barmaid
Ralph Casson	...	President of the Court
Matt Chapman	...	RMP Officer
Ruth Chapman	...	Girl in Club
Jo Cowen	...	Journalist
Brendan Coyle	...	Davey Gulliver
Heather Craney	...	Brenda Tate
Houda Echouafni	...	Abdullah's wife
Matthew Gravelle	...	Chaplain
Edmund Herd	...	Judge Advocate
Ali Khalil	...	Sayid Ahmed
Kevin Knapman	...	Pvt Soldier 1
Dhaffer L'Abidine	...	Abdullah Omar
Khalid Laith	...	Army Translator
Nabil Massad	...	Village Elder
Simon Naylor	...	Pvt Soldier 2
Mikey North	...	Ginger recruit
Badia Obaid	...	Sayid's Mum
Martin Oldfield	...	Prosecution Counsel
Alistair Petrie	...	Major Rod Gilchrist
Ian Ralph	...	Pub Customer
Andrew Readman	...	Military Doctor
Barry Sloane	...	TA Pvt Glynn
Paul Stocker	...	Guard Soldier
Olivia Thompson	...	Nell Tate
Pip Torrens	...	Colonel Hampton

Durata:

87 min | Netherlands:90 min (International Film Festival Rotterdam)

Nazionalità:

UK

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (2007) | USA:R

Luoghi delle riprese:

Bolton School, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Company:

Red Production Company

Very good effort

This movie had its World Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. Unfortunately it didn't have any subtitles, so the British-English dialog was sometimes very hard to understand.

The movie follows a group of British soldiers in Iraq showing their sometimes forced humiliation against Iraqi soldiers, their psychological problems, the cover ups in the British army and the outcome during a trial.

The movie is obviously low budget, but the outcome is very well. The first quarter of the film starts powerful, then it skips to TV drama style for a while, (i didn't really like that) but the ending is again very powerful.

7.5/10. I wonder if this movie is still going to be aired on television or if they decide to release this is in cinema. It is certainly a lot better than the standard blockbuster films we see....