
The Hurt Locker(2008)
During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.



Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Isaac

John Cena
Matthews

Laith Nakli
Juba (voice)
The Wall is a war, thriller, drama, action film released in 2017 exploring themes of sniper, helicopter, iraq, murder, soldier, iraq war. Directed by Doug Liman, it stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena, Laith Nakli. An American sniper and his spotter engage in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with an Iraqi sniper.
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