''Section Eight'' (also known as ''Section 8'') is a 2022 American

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include life ...

directed by

Christian Sesma Christian Sesma is an American filmmaker. He has directed such films as ''Vigilante Diaries'' (2016), '' Paydirt'' (2020), ''Take Back'' (2021) and '' Every Last One of Them'' (2021). Sesma was born and raised in the Coachella Valley. He grew u ...

and starring

Ryan Kwanten Ryan Christian Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series '' ...

Dolph Lundgren Hans Lundgren (, ; born 3 November 1957), better known as Dolph Lundgren, is a Swedish actor, filmmaker and martial artist. His breakthrough came in 1985, when he starred in ''Rocky IV'' as the imposing Soviet boxer Ivan Drago. Since then, Lu ...

Dermot Mulroney Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in romantic comedy, western, and drama films. Appearing on screen since 1986, he is known for his work in various films such as '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' Stay ...

with

Scott Adkins Scott Edward Adkins (born 17 June 1976) is a British actor, film producer, screenwriter, gymnast, and martial artist. He is best known for his role as the Russian prison fighter Yuri Boyka in the ''Undisputed franchise''. He has played Yuri Boy ...

Mickey Rourke Philip Andre "Mickey" Rourke Jr. (; born September 16, 1952) is an American actor and former boxer who has appeared primarily as a leading man in drama, action, and thriller films. During the star of the 1980s, Rourke played supporting roles i ...

, and

Justin Furstenfeld Justin Steward Furstenfeld (born December 14, 1975) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of rock band Blue October. He is also a member of the band Harvard of the South. Personal life When not tou ...

Plot

During the US war in Afghanistan (initial scene says in Mosul, Afghanistan which is incorrect because Mosul is in Iraq), a Marine platoon is ambushed by the Taliban, leaving only Jake Atherton and his commanding officer Captain Tom Mason as survivors. After being discharged, Jake works as a mechanic in an auto-shop owned by former gang member Earl. After Jake dispatches a group of Mexican gangsters who come to collect the debt Earl owes them, the gangsters slaughter his family in retaliation. Jake enters the nightclub where the gang members gather and kills them all. Before he is executed, the leader of the gang tells Jake that someone forced them to kill his family. Jake is extricated from prison by Mason to be recruited by a man named Sam Ramsey for a secret organization called Section 8, which is sanctioned to “eliminate any threats, anywhere in the world.” The group of assassins goes on various missions including one to kill a senator. At this point Jake realizes the secret organization is not what it seems. He must eventually turn against the people he’s working with.

Cast

as Jake Atherton *

as Captain Tom Mason *

as Sam Ramsey *

as Leonard Locke *

as Earl Atherton *

Robert LaSardo Robert LaSardo is an American character actor. Early life LaSardo was born in Brooklyn, New York. He began his career studying at the High School of Performing Arts in New York City where he became an honors student, before attending the Stel ...

as Fresh *

Maurice Compte Maurice Compte (; born in 1969) is an American actor known for his roles as Gaff in ''Breaking Bad'', Santiago "Big Evil" Flores in ''End of Watch'', and as Colonel Carrillo in '' Narcos''. Early life Born and raised in New Orleans, Compte is ...

as US Attorney General Martin Savoy * Geoffrey Blake as Senator Jim Graham * Jessica Medina as Miss Martinez *

as Ajax Abernathy * Dan Matteucci as FBI Agent * Tracy Perez as Liza Mueller * Kimi Alexander as Ashton Atherton * Noah Alexander Sosnowski as Weston Atherton * Mary Christina Brown as Agent Morrow *

Paul Sloan Paul Sloan is an American actor and screenwriter. He has written and acted in the films '' The Night Crew'' (2015), ''Vigilante Diaries ''Vigilante Diaries'' is a 2016 action film directed by Christian Sesma and starring Paul Sloan, Quinton ...

as Roland Brunner * Stephen Cyrus Sepher as Edward Grayson * Robert Laenen as Enod Bacharav * Zachary Michael Cruz as Landon

Production

Casting

The casting of Lundgren, Adkins and Kwanten was announced on October 20, 2021. The casting of Mulroney and Furstenfeld was announced on October 29, 2021. The casting of Rourke was announced in November 2021.

Release

Theatrical

In July 2022, it was announced that

RLJE Films RLJ Entertainment (formerly Image Entertainment) is an American film production company and home video distributor, distributing film and television productions in North America, with approximately 3,200 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 340 ...

and

AMC+ AMC may refer to: Film and television * AMC Theatres, an American movie theater chain * AMC Networks, an American entertainment company ** AMC (TV channel) ** AMC+, streaming service ** AMC Networks International, an entertainment company *** AM ...

acquired the rights to the film, which was released on September 23, 2022.

Reception

Critical response

In a negative review of the film, Ewan Gleadow wrote that the feature relied on "blind patriotism and villainous stereotypes" yet marked "the most minor improvements" in Christian Sesma's direction.

References

External links

* American action films 2020s English-language films 2020s American films RLJE Films {{2020s-US-film-stub