Kajaki (film)


Kajaki: The True Story, released in North America as Kilo Two Bravo, is a 2014 British war docu-drama film directed by Paul Katis in his feature debut, written by Tom Williams, and produced by Katis and Andrew de Lotbiniere.
The plot is based on the true story of Mark Wright and of a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki Dam, in Afghanistan.

Cast

The film was shot on location at Al-Kafrein, Jordan, as a stand-in for Afghanistan.

Release

Kajaki premiered on 12 November 2014 at London's Vue Cinema in Leicester Square and was attended by cast, crew and veterans. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and in the United States on 13 November 2015.

Reception

Box office

Kajaki grossed $7,891 in the United States and Canada and $26,126 in other territories for a worldwide total of $34,017.

Critical response

The film received positive reviews from critics. It currently holds a 100% rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 7.58/10. The website's critical consensus states: "Kilo Two Bravo honours its fact-based story with an almost unbearably tense drama that captures the horrors -- and the human cost -- of modern warfare."

Accolades