''The Patrol'' is a 2013 British action drama film set in

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in 2006. It looks at the Afghan conflict through the eyes of British soldiers. It won Film of the Festival (Feature) at

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2013.

Cast

* Owain Arthur as Taff * Nicholas Beveney as Sergeant 'Sol' Campbell * Daniel Fraser as Lieutenant Jonathan Bradshaw * Alex McNally as Ginge * Oliver Mott as Stab * Ben Righton as Captain William Richardson *

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as Smudge

Release

''The Patrol'' was released by

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on 7 February 2014 in the United Kingdom and on 26 May 2014 by Epic Pictures Group in the United States.

Reception

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of ''

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'' gave it four out of five stars, praising the film's director, "writer-director Tom Petch makes a powerful impression with this tough, smart war movie on a shrewdly managed small scale, about a British army patrol in Afghanistan."

Awards

* Winner Film of the Festival (Feature)

2013. * Nominated British Independent Film Awards 2013.

References

External links

* * * 2013 films British action drama films Films set in Afghanistan Films shot in Morocco War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films {{2010s-UK-film-stub