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The Objective

The Objective

20085.41h 30m

Overview

A team of US Special Ops forces is dispatched to a remote mountain region of Afghanistan with orders to locate an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern 'Bermuda Triangle' of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.

Directed by Daniel Myrick
Written by Wesley Clark, Mark A. Patton, Daniel Myrick
Produced by Zev Guber, Jeremy Wall
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Top Cast

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Jonas Ball

Benjamin Keynes

Matthew R. Anderson

Matthew R. Anderson

Wally Hamer

Jon Huertas

Jon Huertas

Vincent Degetau

Michael C. Williams

Michael C. Williams

Sergeant Trinoski

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Sam Hunter

Tim Cole

Jeff Prewett

Jeff Prewett

Pete Sadler

Vanessa Johansson

Vanessa Johansson

Stacy Keynes

Themes & Keywords

afghanistan

About The Objective

The Objective is a action, horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2008 exploring themes of afghanistan. Directed by Daniel Myrick, it stars Jonas Ball, Matthew R. Anderson, Jon Huertas. A team of US Special Ops forces is dispatched to a remote mountain region of Afghanistan with orders to locate an influential Muslim cleric. While on the mission they find themselves lost in a Middle Eastern 'Bermuda Triangle' of ancient evil and faced with an enemy that none of them could have imagined.

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