During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations
Christian Ochoa Lavernia
- Eduardo 'Chow Chow' Lopez
- (as Christian Ochoa)
James Nelson-Joyce
- Jack 'Jack Jack' Jackson
- (as James Nelson Joyce)
Gary Anthony Stennette
- Desk Sergeant
- (as Gary Stennette)
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- TriviaAfter the negligent discharge of a firearm that resulted in the tragic death of one woman on the set of Rust (2024) in 2021, Guy Ritchie strictly enforced that there would be absolutely no real guns on the set of this film. All firearms shown throughout the film are air-soft guns (BB guns) or rubber.
- GoofsDuring the video chat with his wife, John Kinley's webcam cover is on.
- Quotes
Sergeant John Kinley: You are out of your bounds, Ahmed. You are here to translate.
Ahmed: Actually, I'm here to interpret.
- Crazy creditsAs the end credits roll, photographs of real-life soldiers with Afghan interpreters are shown.
- SoundtracksA Horse with No Name
Written by Dewey Bunnell
Performed by America
Courtesy of Warner Records
By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
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I no idea how strongly Guy Ritchie genuinely feels about the grave wrongs that the US and UK military have done to interpreters in both Afghanistan and Iraq in recent conflicts but, if The Covenent is anything to go by, he's pretty pissed. And rightly so. The promises made to these individuals in an effort to get them to behave against the best interests of both them and their families needed to be honoured. In this story and in many real life cases, they weren't. That is shameful.
Jake Gyllenhaal is his usual reliable self, turning in a performance dripping in both commitment and duty. He's a good man and he's gonna do the right thing, no matter how far that necessitates he goes. Dar Salim - a new name to me - is an utter revelation as Ahmed, the bitter but pragmatic interpreter who puts his life on the line countless times to...yes, do the right thing.
The impact that war and each other have on these men's lives is at the very heart of this story. Though not based on any real incident to the best of my knowledge, this movie is testament to many real life situations that I have no doubt still keep men awake at night. It's an important movie and almost certainly a career high for all involved.
Jake Gyllenhaal is his usual reliable self, turning in a performance dripping in both commitment and duty. He's a good man and he's gonna do the right thing, no matter how far that necessitates he goes. Dar Salim - a new name to me - is an utter revelation as Ahmed, the bitter but pragmatic interpreter who puts his life on the line countless times to...yes, do the right thing.
The impact that war and each other have on these men's lives is at the very heart of this story. Though not based on any real incident to the best of my knowledge, this movie is testament to many real life situations that I have no doubt still keep men awake at night. It's an important movie and almost certainly a career high for all involved.
- gillespiesan
- Jun 7, 2023
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Box office
- Budget
- $55,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,938,039
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,380,188
- Apr 23, 2023
- Gross worldwide
- $21,948,551
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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