''Ten'' is a British action drama film, directed and written by Craig Wyting, starring Colin Burt Vidler, Claire Walmsley, Danny Howard. The film was mostly shot at the Hythe area of the town of
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in Essex, in the East of England. It had a population of 122,000 in 2011. The demonym is Colcestrian.
Colchester occupies the site of Camulodunum, the first major city in Roman Britain and its first capital. Colches ...
. The film is loosely based on the author's experiences as a soldier in the British Army, and examines how society treats former soldiers.
The film was produced by previous winner of the Coup de Coeur at the
Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...
, Darren Cook of Scruffy Bear Pictures. The cast and crew volunteered their time to work on the production, with any money raised to be split between military charities, the
Royal British Legion
The Royal British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British Armed Forces, their families and dependants, as well as all others in ne ...
, the
Invicta Foundation and ''353''.
Premise
The film's plot centers on a
Company Sergeant Major who is on his tenth
tour
Tour or Tours may refer to:
Travel
* Tourism, travel for pleasure
* Tour of duty, a period of time spent in military service
* Campus tour, a journey through a college or university's campus
* Guided tour, a journey through a location, directed ...
, and is about to leave the Army.
Cast
* Colin Burt Vidler as Company Sergeant Major Glenn Knox
* Claire Walmsley as Cassie Read
* Chris Martin Hill as color sergeant fletcher
* Danny Howard as John
* David Jon as Sergeant Morgan
* Mitch Hill as Sergeant Philips
* Kumud Pant as Insurgent
Release
The film was released on the
Amazon Prime
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platform on 1 December 2016.
TEN, Amazon Prime
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References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 2309562, Ten
2013 films
2010s war films
British action drama films
Films set in Afghanistan
Films shot in England
Films shot in London
2010s English-language films
2010s British films