The Kill Team (2019)

Directed by

Dan Krauss

Genre

drama film, action film, war film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

R

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 428 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young U.S. Army recruit in Afghanistan struggles with his conscience when his platoon leader orders the killing of civilians.

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What happens

The Kill Team is a 2019 American war drama film written and directed by Dan Krauss. It is a fictionalized adaptation of the Maywand District murders, which were also explored by Krauss's 2013 documentary of the same name. It stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nat Wolff, Rob Morrow, Adam Long, Jonathan Whitesell, Brian Marc, Osy Ikhile, and Anna Francolini. The film follows a young U.S. Army recruit (Wolff) who becomes conflicted with his morals when his platoon, under his superior, Sergeant Deeks (Skarsgård), participate in murdering civilians in Afghanistan. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019, and was released theatrically and streaming on October 25, 2019, by A24. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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