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Kandahar

Kandahar

The only thing more dangerous than the mission is the escape.

20236.81h 59m

Overview

After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.

Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Written by Mitchell LaFortune
Produced by Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri
Box OfficeBudget: $30.0MRevenue: $9.4M

Top Cast

Gerard Butler

Gerard Butler

Tom Harris

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Mohammad 'Mo' Doud

Travis Fimmel

Travis Fimmel

Roman Chalmers

Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal

Kahil Nasir

Bahador Foladi

Bahador Foladi

Farzad Asadi

Nina Toussaint-White

Nina Toussaint-White

Luna Cujai

Mark Arnold

Mark Arnold

Mark Lowe

Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson

Chris Hoyt

Hakeem Jomah

Hakeem Jomah

Rasoul

Tom Rhys Harries

Tom Rhys Harries

Oliver Altman

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)undercover agentbehind enemy lines

About Kandahar

Kandahar is a action, thriller, war film released in 2023 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), undercover agent, behind enemy lines. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, it stars Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Travis Fimmel. After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.

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