The Outpost (2019)

Directed by

Rod Lurie

Genre

drama film, war film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

R

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 1,185 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small U.S. Army outpost in Afghanistan comes under a massive coordinated attack by Taliban forces. The film follows the soldiers as they fight for survival against overwhelming odds.

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What happens

The Outpost is a 2019 American war film directed by Rod Lurie, based on the 2012 non-fiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper, about the Battle of Kamdesh in the War in Afghanistan. It stars Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Cory Hardrict, Milo Gibson, Jacob Scipio, Will Attenborough, and Taylor John Smith. It had its world premiere at Thessaloniki International Film Festival on November 2, 2019. The film was scheduled to premiere at the 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival, but the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was released via Premium VOD and in selected theaters on July 3, 2020. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the battle sequences and respectful depiction of the soldiers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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