The Mark of Cain
Shane and Mark are two young English soldiers recently stationed in Iraq and set the task of guard duty at a holding facility for prisoners of war. Abuse of these prisoners, while not offically condoned, occasionally goes on and blind eyes are turned; however when the popular company commander is killed in a raid by insurgents, the pent-up fear and anger of the recruits spirals out of control. When word leaks out to the public, someone needs to be made the scapegoat. A powerful drama exploring issues of personal and institutional responsibility that won the 'Movies That Matter' award sponsored by Amnesty International.
Year: 2007
Genre: War and Anti-War Films, True Stories
Country: UK
Director: Marc Munden
Starring: Gerard Kearney, Matthew McNulty, Leo Gregory, Shaun Dingwall, Shaun Dooley, Naomi Bentley
Duration: 95 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains violence, offensive language and content that may disturb.
6.5/10
Location in store: War
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