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The Patrol

Synopsis

Under attack from a well equipped and relentless enemy, a special forces patrol must use its wits and cunning to survive. Faced with low ammunition, critical injuries, and rising tensions under the command of a Captain who can't control his own unit, it becomes a race against time for the soldiers as they fight their way across a brutal and unforgiving desert.
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Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 mins
Format
HD
Director
Tom Petch
Producer
Tom Petch, Tom Stuart
Editor
Luke Deverill
Screenwriter
Tom Petch
Director of Photography
Stuart Bentley
Composer
Nick Crofts, James McWilliam
Principal cast
Owain Arthur, Ben Righton, Nicholas Beveney, Nav Sidhu, Daniel Fraser, Alex McNally, Oliver Mott

Genre

Drama Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Salt Film

The Old Bra Factory
18a Acton Lane
London NW10 8TS
Tel: +44 20 7637 7885
Fax: +44 20 8965 0968

Sales Company

Epic Pictures Group

6725 Sunset Blvd
Ste 330
Hollywood, CA 90028
USA
Tel: +1 323 2074170
Giulia Prenna: giulia@epic-pictures.com

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