The Mark of Cain (2007)

Directed by

Marc Munden

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

5.2 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young British soldiers are deployed to Iraq and face the harsh realities of war for the first time. After returning home, they are haunted by what they did and must decide whether to protect their unit or come clean about a war crime they were involved in.

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What happens

The Mark of Cain is a BAFTA Award-winning British television film first broadcast in 2007 following two young British soldiers deployed to Iraq as they experience the extremity of war for the first time, and the permanent effects of what they have seen and done as they return from their tour of duty. When a war crime that they took part in comes to light, they must choose whether to keep faith with their fellow soldiers or tell the truth about what happened. The film's title comes from Royal Irish Regiment Colonel Tim Collins's 2003 eve-of-battle speech in Iraq, though the colonel would disavow the film in light of its broadcast date coinciding with the 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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