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  Review by pirateneckbeard ★★★½

  Man this was a tough watch!
  First it was slow and vague as we get assimilated to this British group of soldiers who we learn by them telling a new grunt Jonesy that they are there to protect a dam and how their system works plus the mundane nature of the position until about halfway through we have to deal with them and landmines plus the protocol in getting a proper extraction from a dubious local.
  I am for sure it's nothing if not honest but man is it not long and painful to watch which I know is the factor of it and I would recommend any recruit to see before enlisting but as for this filmgoer I could have passed on it.
  Be ready to deal with the constant suffering in slow time and stir in a lot of self doubt.

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  Review by Chris ★★★★½

  In a year that 'American Sniper' was released, it's a shame 'Kajaki' has been pretty much over looked and hardly heard of! Filmed with probably a fifth of the budget of 'American Sniper', it is without doubt far superior to Clint Eastwood's film.

  Based on a true story, a group of young British soldiers on tour at Kajaki Dam in Afghanistan become trapped in a dried out river bed. Trapped not by enemies but by explosive landmines left behind some 25 years ago by the Russians.

  'Kajaki' is not a fun watch at all but it's an extremely gripping, tense and very bleak ride. The chemistry between the soldiers and the banter they have with one another is very realistic…

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  Review by Fips ★★★★ 3

  Fucking miserable. Real stomach turning stuff, a hard watch.

  I'm thinking damn, maybe this would work as an anti-recruitment video, show it to the meatheads wanting to go on adventures.

  But then it ends with beatiful music playing, with slides showing how the real life guys went on to become jolly amputees, how t'was nothing, cheerio mates, life is beautiful, long live Britannia.

  And I'm like... wait what?

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  Review by Filmbantha ★★★★

  100 Essential Films That Deserve More Attention #48

  Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is a masterclass in how to create tension in a war film and is even more impressive when you consider the enemy is never shown on screen. Kajaki is a similarly intense war film based upon a true account that ratchets up the tension to unbearable levels with an unseen enemy causing havoc for a company of British soldiers stationed in Afghanistan. Whereas the fleeing English are pursued by Nazis in Dunkirk, the unseen danger in Kajaki is a cluster of unexploded anti-personnel mines in a scorching, dried out river-bed, where any movement could set off a barrage of explosions.

  It is here where a company of relatively inexperienced…

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  Review by russman ★★★★

  Makes The Hurt Locker feel like a walk in the park

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  Review by Matt ★★★★

  One of the greatest war films ever made and it contains barely a single firefight.

  The tension Kajaki creates is absolutely nerve shredding, I cannot stress enough how nail biting it is watching this group of soldiers beginning to realise how serious their situation is, mine by mine.

  The excellent make up is matched by a razor sharp and witty script full of laddish chat, ultimately emphasising that these men are brothers in the moment and family forever more.

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  Review by Bryan Irvine ★★★★½

  Why had I never heard of this film before?

  This achieves levels of brilliance in practically every department. Crisply and beautifully shot, perfectly judged camera placement, extraordinary make up effects, sensational acting doing great justice to keenly observed characterisation and edited with a gift for pacing and tone which results in a harrowing, at times unbareably tense, grotesque and profoundly moving experience that I just never saw coming.

  Beyond highly recommended.

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  Review by SHU ★★★★

  This movie is so brutal, and really doesn't pull any punches. Really damn great, and would absolutely recommend you check it out

  It's one of those movies where you just feel as though you're there with the people (I'd usually say characters, but this is based on a true story)

  Really left me kinda lost for words, honestly

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  Review by Paul Lister

  'Kajaki' is a war film dedicated to the men fighting needless wars such as the men stationed at Kajaki Dam in Afghanistan who in 2006 find themselves stuck in a minefield. I general I am not too fond of the idea of a film 'paying tribute' to it's subjects, films like this can come across as promotional video's for the Armed Services like the ones played out over commercial breaks during The X-Factor or some such nonsense. Whilst 'Kajaki' in some way feels like this - it's tagline reads, "For Queen. For Country. For Your Mates", something that put me off a little - I feel that the film stays fairly true to the real life conditions of the situation,…

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  Review by Kikomia ★★★★

  ever since i heard "cheeky fucking midgets" i knew i was in for a wild ride

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  Review by Iqbal Riz ★★★★

  "We are 3 fucking Para.
  Utrinque Paratus.
  'Ready for fucking anything'."

  Bgst jantung berasa mau copot nontonin upaya penyelamatan tentara Inggris di tengah ladang ranjau.

  *Buat yg suka Land of Mine (2015) boleh dicoba nonton ini.

  Berdasarkan kisah nyata...

  Satu unit patroli pasukan Inggris yang berniat melakukan patroli darat untuk mengantisipasi pergerakan dari kelompok Taliban tanpa disangka-sangka malah terkena ledakan ranjau ketika menyusuri sebuah bendungan bernama Kajaki. Upaya evakuasi dari tim penyelamat pun malah berujung bencana ketika satu per satu dari mereka menginjak ranjau yang menghancurkan kaki mereka serta melukai bagian tubuh lainnya.

  Bagusnya film ini tuh kita gak pernah tau kapan dan di momen apa ranjau selanjutnya akan meledak. Bahkan ada satu adegan sepele yang gw gak sangka" bakal…

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  Review by DarkSolaceX™ 🍿🎞 ★★★★½

  Intense! Could hardly bear what I was seeing. Fantastic film.