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The Veteran

The Veteran

A True Soldier Never Leaves The Battlefield

20115.81h 38m

Overview

Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.

Directed by Matthew Hope
Written by Robert Henry Craft, Matthew Hope
Produced by Kim Leggatt, Debbie Shuter
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Top Cast

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Robert Miller

Adi Bielski

Adi Bielski

Alayna Wallace

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Gerry

Tony Curran

Tony Curran

Chris Turner

Ashley Thomas

Ashley Thomas

Tyrone Jones

Tom Brooke

Tom Brooke

Danny Turner

Ivanno Jeremiah

Ivanno Jeremiah

Fahad Sahal

Mem Ferda

Mem Ferda

Hakeem

Selva Rasalingam

Selva Rasalingam

Fawwaz Abdullah

C

Conrad Peters

Khaled

Themes & Keywords

drug dealerlondon, englandpost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)undercoverwar veteransecret agentarms dealerafghanistan war (2001-2021)revengemurderbetrayalconspiracygangshootoutterrorisminformantsurveillanceex soldierbomb making

About The Veteran

The Veteran is a action, crime, thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of drug dealer, london, england, post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), undercover, war veteran, secret agent. Directed by Matthew Hope, it stars Toby Kebbell, Adi Bielski, Brian Cox. Soldier Robert Miller returns home from Afghanistan unable to fit back into society. Living on a violent council estate and finding work in undercover surveillance, he becomes obsessed with taking down a group of local gangsters who are intrinsically tied to a suspected terrorist cell. Taking the situation into his own hands, Robert embarks on a brutal quest for justice, with devastating consequences.

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