If you are a fan of slow-burn tension, moral ambiguity, and the feeling that no one is safe, track down this film. Watch it with the lights off. Listen to the flies.
Why does the keyword feel so desperate and specific? Because 2015 was a brutal year for war films.
Any article discussing must address the backlash. Veterans of the Afghan war criticized the film for "The Glove Scene"—a fictional moment where a soldier removes his armored glove to take a shot, a tactical impossibility. Others praised the "Whiskey Tango" dialogue, claiming it was the most accurate depiction of Canadian Forces vernacular ever put to film.
The film follows two main threads that eventually collide in the volatile Kandahar Province.