The Veteran

Plot

A soldier returning from the war in Afghanistan uncovers a conspiracy involving the intelligence services and a gang of drug dealers.

Release Year: 2011

Rating: 5.8/10 (3,035 voted)

Director:
Matthew Hope

Stars: Toby Kebbell, Brian Cox, Tony Curran

Storyline
A soldier returning from the war in Afghanistan uncovers a conspiracy involving the intelligence services and a gang of drug dealers.

Writers: Matthew Hope, Matthew Hope

Cast:

Toby Kebbell
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Miller

Brian Cox
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Gerry

Tony Curran
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Chris Turner

Adi Bielski
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Alayna Wallace

Tom Brooke
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Danny Turner

Ashley Bashy Thomas
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Tyrone Jones

Mem Ferda
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Hakeem

Ivanno Jeremiah
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Fahad Sahal

Selva Rasalingam
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Fawwaz

Eboseta Ayemere
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Ryan Sahal

Adrian Bouchet
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Chechan 1

Bob Mercer
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Ski-Mask Man 1

Josh Myers
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Chechan 2

James Alexander
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Ski-Mask Man 2

Conrad Peters
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Khaled

Details

Official Website:
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Release Date: 29 April 2011

Filming Locations: Heygate Estate, Southwark, London, England, UK

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

User Review

Unexpected gem!

Rating: 9/10


I new nothing about this film before seeing it and had no expectations
whatsoever. As it started I feared it would be a re-trodden path of the
ex-soldier having a hard time readjusting and dealing with depression,
which in a way it was. However, the story soon split into several
subplots, raising my level of interest and intrigue, before building
into a crescendo of a well acted and nicely, grittily shot espionage
film.

I read the review by Ced Yuen, and I'm a little surprised someone would
try to dismantle this film and attack it's exaggeration of reality in
terms of how a returning soldier would react and how non-realistic the
ensuing action was. This film is pure entertainment, with a gritty,
suedo- realism that is obviously from the mind of a writer who intended
to entertain with an interesting and exciting story. It's not supposed
to be a documentary of great insight into the mind of a war veteran.

I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and recommend it if you are in the mood
for something different, yet very entertaining, with a nice mix of
genre that you would not usually come across.