Hyena Road

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2016

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During the war in Afghanistan, an intelligence officer (Paul Gross) enlists a sniper (Rossif Sutherland) to track down a legendary freedom fighter.

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Nick Schager

Paste Magazine

Mar 11, 2016

3.5/10

Hyena Road runs two hours long, but its entire narrative could be wedged into a half-hour documentary.

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Daniel M. Gold

New York Times

Mar 11, 2016

"Hyena Road" is a skillfully filmed reminder, if one is needed, about why Afghanistan earned its status as the "graveyard of empires."

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Michael Rechtshaffen

Los Angeles Times

Mar 10, 2016

Gross ... is ultimately unable to satisfy the rules of dramatic engagement.

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Mar 4, 2021

3/5

Paints a picture of the difficulty in fighting a war in very confusing times.

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Marija Djurovic

Cairo360

Mar 31, 2016

3/5

It's enjoyable enough on first watch, but it's unlikely you'll want to see it again.

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

Mar 11, 2016

B+

Gross manages to craft a feature that's horrifying and strangely inviting at the same time, delivering solid characterization to go with all the chaos.

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John K

@RT84294977 Aug 1, 2026

Nice realistic script. Not over dramatised or idealising American firepower . The harshness and complications of war is dealt with sympathetically in a manageable and yet confronting manner that moves the audience and is heart warming and heart breaking . Be prepared to be engaged rather than bombarded.

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Tim D

@TimDay1 Apr 8, 2026

Wow! This comes off as slightly better than a Sharknado style movie. Opening seen is the best part of the movie and then downhill from there. Paul Gross is the script writer, director and an actor in this... that says all that needs to be said. Bad script that introduces a completely unnecessary romance to add drama, military movie with ZERO military discipline and command structure, 3-minute characters that have zero influence on the narrative, it's very predictable and the actors and director were clearly "hoping" for a winner but take what they can get, get their paychecks and go home. PEUW

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Aimee M

@Aimeetwoees Jan 7, 2026

"Hyena Road" is a skillfully filmed reminder, if one is needed, about why Afghanistan earned its status as the "graveyard of empires."

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eyesoreification T

@Eyesoreification Jan 6, 2026

Hyena Road was a rough watch. The story goes nowhere, jumps between ideas, and never earns the weight it clearly wants to carry. The Canadian accents are an outright distraction and honestly embarrassing, pulling you out of every tense moment instead of grounding it in reality. For a war film, it lacks urgency, clarity, and any real emotional payoff. Easily in my top three worst war movies I have ever sat through.

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Gerry G

@RT29452133 Feb 25, 2025

Cliched, cartoon characters, no great story line, if you don’t understand war and you don’t know the history of Afghanistan you might vaguely enjoy it

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Sasha L

@RT74440300 Feb 11, 2025

Well it’s an older one now but a pleasure to hear real Canadian accents ( except wf with the bad American accent and Rossif?) anyway - the lads did a bang up job. Paul Gross has aged very well. I wish we could see more investment into Canadian production.

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Synopsis

During the war in Afghanistan, an intelligence officer (Paul Gross) enlists a sniper (Rossif Sutherland) to track down a legendary freedom fighter.

Director: Paul Gross
Producer: Niv Fichman, Paul Gross
Screenwriter: Paul Gross
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Co: Rhombus Media
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Bloody War Violence|Some Sexual Material)
Genre: War, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.4K
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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