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Dog Soldiers (2002)

Dog Soldiers poster
Directed by
Neil Marshall
Genre
action film, horror film, werewolf film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 1,001 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A squad of British soldiers on a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands finds themselves trapped and fighting for their lives against a pack of werewolves. They must use their wits and limited weapons to survive the night.

tensegorysurvivalistfast-paceddarkly humorousclaustrophobicbrutallow-budget

What happens

Dog Soldiers is a 2002 English action horror film written, directed and edited by Neil Marshall in his feature directorial debut. Starring Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd, Emma Cleasby and Liam Cunningham, the film follows a squad of soldiers fighting to survive an attack by a pack of werewolves during a military training exercise in the Scottish Highlands. Dog Soldiers was theatrically released in the United Kingdom on 10 May 2002. The film launched Marshall's career as a filmmaker and received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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