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Hyena Road

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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 03/11/2016
3.5/10
Hyena Road runs two hours long, but its entire narrative could be wedged into a half-hour documentary. Go to Full Review
Daniel M. Gold New York Times 03/11/2016
"Hyena Road" is a skillfully filmed reminder, if one is needed, about why Afghanistan earned its status as the "graveyard of empires." Go to Full Review
Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 03/10/2016
Gross ... is ultimately unable to satisfy the rules of dramatic engagement. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 03/04/2021
3/5
Paints a picture of the difficulty in fighting a war in very confusing times. Go to Full Review
Marija Djurovic Cairo360 03/31/2016
3/5
It's enjoyable enough on first watch, but it's unlikely you'll want to see it again. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 03/11/2016
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. Go to Full Review
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Aimee M @Aimeees 1d "Hyena Road" is a skillfully filmed reminder, if one is needed, about why Afghanistan earned its status as the "graveyard of empires." See more eyesoreification @Eyesoreification 2d 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. See more Gerry G Feb 25 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 See more Sasha L Feb 11 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. See more Bill S 09/16/2024 Not the typical war movie and that’s a good thing. The dialogue is more interesting in the way it seems like regular conversations in everyday life between characters. Several plot lines about personal life and feelings blend well with the combat situations. Easy to watch and flows smoothly. See more Pongo K 07/07/2024 Some action, lot of drama, not too easy to understand. See more Read all reviews
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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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