Kajaki (film)
Kajaki: The True Story, released in North America as Kilo Two Bravo, is a 2014 British war docu-drama film directed by Paul Katis in his feature debut, written by Tom Williams, and produced by Katis and Andrew de Lotbiniere. The plot is based on the Kajaki Dam incident, involving Mark Wright and a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki Dam, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Cast David Elliot as Mark Wright Mark Stanley as Tug Scott Kyle as Stu Pearson Benjamin O'Mahony as Stuart Hale Bryan Parry as Jonesy Liam Ainsworth as Ken Barlow Ali Cook as Spud McMellon Andy Gibbins as Smudge Grant Kilburn as Alex Craig John Doughty as Dave Prosser Jon-Paul Bell as Luke Mauro Malachi Kirby as Snoop Paul Luebke as Jay Davis Ryan W. Sadi as Kyle Minchew Robert Mitchell as Faz Thomas Davison as Jarhead Abe Dababneh as Kajaki Jon Felipe Cabezas as Kajaki Mike Hazem Alagha as Steven "Bombhead" Watson Production The film was shot on location at Al-Kafrein, Jordan, as a stand-in for Afghanistan. Release Kajaki premiered on 12 November 2014 at London's Vue Cinema in Leicester Square and was attended by cast, crew and veterans. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and in the United States on 13 November 2015. Reception Box office Kajaki worldwide grossed total $34,017. and $26,126 in other territories for a Critical response On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 100% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Kilo Two Bravo honours its fact-based story with an almost unbearably tense drama that captures the horrors -- and the human cost -- of modern warfare." Accolades At the 2015 BAFTA Scotland Awards (ceremony 15 November 2015) David Elliot won as Best Actor in Film. At the 2015 British Independent Film Awards (ceremony 6 December 2015) Paul Katis (director/producer) and Andrew de Lotbinière (producer) won as Producer of the Year for work on this film and were also nominated at the 2015 British Academy Film Awards (ceremony 8 February 2015) as Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer. References External links 2014 films 2014 war drama films British war drama films Films set in Afghanistan Films shot in Jordan War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) films 2014 drama films 2014 directorial debut films 2010s English-language films 2010s British films