Kandahar

"The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape."

2023 1h 59m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 1,323

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After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.

“The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape.”

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Cast

Gerard Butler
Tom Harris
Navid Negahban
Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
Travis Fimmel
Roman Chalmers
Ali Fazal
Kahil Nasir
Bahador Foladi
Farzad Asadi
Nina Toussaint-White
Luna Cujai
Mark Arnold
Mark Lowe
Corey Johnson
Chris Hoyt

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Writers: Mitchell LaFortune, Keith Weir
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Saudi Arabia

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Saudi Arabia.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, shot by MacGregor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Colby Parker, Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Gerard Butler and Navid Negahban and Travis Fimmel carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5761544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ric Roman Waugh directs. MacGregor behind the camera. Colby Parker, Jr. cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, Saudi Arabia. Dialogue in English.

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1Earned back only 31% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
2Released 3 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Saudi Arabia.
4Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, shot by MacGregor. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Colby Parker, Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gerard Butler and Navid Negahban and Travis Fimmel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape.".
8IMDB entry: tt5761544 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: MacGregor
Editing: Colby Parker, Jr.
Production design: Vincent Reynaud
Costume design: Kimberly Adams
Makeup / hair: Jules Chapman
Sound: Mark Taylor
Stunt coordinator: Dian Hristov
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $9,400,000
Return: 31% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Kandahar (2023)

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Leno2023-05-17
★ 8/10
A CIA agent in Afghanistan has to try escape the hostile territory when his disguise is blown. If you apply some suspension of disbelief to accept that it would be possible to a single man to survive being followed by an army of enemies, Kandahar is actually a quite well-made movie! Very contemporary, following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the movie does a good job showing the hostile atmosphere where different factions (Taliban, I.S.I.S, and the Iranian government) fight each other but have a common hatred towards the western interference. Definitely worth watching, especially if you enjoy "war escape" movies.
MovieGuys2023-06-17
★ 6/10
Yet another military pot boiler, starring, once again, Gerard Butler. Kandahar pretends to be open and inclusive. There's a modest plug for nationalism/patriotism, from the perspective of different nations.That said, this film is essentially about saving a man who commits a pretty awful act of terrorism, in another nation, at the behest of the CIA. Its quite watchable, there's a lot of serviceable action. That' said, its hard to overlook the predictable marketing of US/UK exceptionalism as "A-OK". Sorry but as far as this viewers concerned, it's anything but "OK". In summary, a pro Western military action flick. Quite watchable in its own way but as they say "it is what it is". There's no changing that.
LORDHEWA212023-06-18
★ 10/10
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