Reviewing Movies

You aren't leaving Britain the young squaddies are told before they are shipped off to Shankhill Road, Belfast, Northern Island during “the troubles” in 1971. Not since Black Hawk Down has a soldier trapped behind enemy lines faced such feral hatred. But here the killing is done with steely eyed deliberate intent and the troops are despised on all sides with banging garbage bin covers, rock throwing children, exploding bombs, and guns stashed under floorboards. Trapped behind enemy lines this soldier discovers there are no friendly lines to cross to for safety and everyone is suspect including his own troop commanders.

This movie is an unsettling experience which won critical acclaim for the authenticity with which it captured tenor of the times. It places you in that time and space with this lost soldier.