The Mark of Cain

2007

Action / Drama / War

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Pip Torrens Photo
Pip Torrens as Colonel Hampton
Shaun Dooley Photo
Shaun Dooley as Corporal Gant
Barry Sloane Photo
Barry Sloane as TA Pvt Glynn
Alistair Petrie Photo
Alistair Petrie as Major Rod Gilchrist
720p.BLU
867.45 MB
1280*688
English 2.0
R
24 fps
1 hr 34 min
P/S 1 / 6

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by barberic-695-5741358 / 10

Must watch.

A story based on fact, really well depicted. Fundamentally, the film looks at the way humans behave (savagely) when seemingly normal people are put into Highly abnormal situations and the lengths to which humans will go to fit in. If you have a strong stomach for the most demeaning kind of violence portrayed on film then this is a must watch movie. An excellent film, moving and provoking. At the time of writing this review, we had already watched this movie 6 times since it´s release in 2007. Would we watch it again, absolutely.

Reviewed by dbborroughs5 / 10

The flashback and flash forward structure of the telling removes most of the power of the story

British film about soldiers in the early days of the current Iraq war who get in over their heads when the death of their captain prompts abuse of several detainees. Well made, good looking film that shoots itself in the foot by completely jumbling the time frame of the story. We get scenes that start and then move to another scene before getting too far in, to be replaced by another scene and then another and then back to the first and so on. All of the flash forwards and backs completely kill any real suspense about what happens since the bits we are given more or less reveal what is going to happen. It takes the edge off everything and makes it considerably less then its parts. How can we feel the shock of what happens when you have a good idea at the start. This is just an okay Iraq war film when it should have been one of the better one.

Reviewed by dubber12208 / 10

An evocative modern dilemma

A seemingly accurate portrait of the British Army immiediately post combat, but drawn into the turbulence of post war Iraq, with the start of sectarian fighting, and bombings.

Based on the experiences of two young lads, and their squad, in Basra in 2003, after the fall of Saddam Hussein, and the legacy as they return home.

Many people may find the home scenes just as poignant as the Iraq scenes. An interesting angle on how young people often try to block out negative thinking.

There are many moral issues to be drawn from this film. Recommended.

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