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Kandahar is a 2023 American action film directed by Ric Roman Waugh. The movie stars Gerard Butler, Ali Fazal, Navid Negahban, and Nina Toussaint-White. It was produced by Thunder Road Pictures, with Basil Iwanyk and Gerard Butler serving as producers. The film was distributed by Open Road Flims and features music composed by David Buckley.
The story follows an undercover agent behind enemy lines, involving the Central Intelligence Agency. Filming took place in Saudi Arabia, specifically in Al-Ula and Jeddah. The production involved companies including G-BASE, MBC Studios, and Capstone Pictures. The budget for the film was 30,000,000, while the revenue reached 9,400,000.
Kandahar has a runtime of 119 minutes and is rated R. It was released in 2023, with dates listed as May 25, May 26, and June 22. The film holds an IMDb rating of 6.1 from 45,258 votes. Review scores include a Metascore of 52, a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 45%, and a TMDb vote average of 6.768.
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6.8After his mission is exposed, an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan must fight his way out, alongside his Afghan translator, to an extraction point in Kandahar, all whilst avoiding elite enemy forces and foreign spies tasked with hunting them down.
Cast
- Gerard Butler as Tom Harris
- Navid Negahban as Mohammad 'Mo' Doud
- Travis Fimmel as Roman Chalmers
- Ali Fazal as Kahil Nasir
- Bahador Foladi as Farzad Asadi
- Nina Toussaint-White as Luna Cujai
Themes
- central intelligence agency (cia)
- undercover agent
- behind enemy lines
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
45,258 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
45%
Metacritic
52/100
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Ric Roman Waugh
- Cast member
- Vassilis Koukalani
- Composer
- David Buckley
- Production company
- Thunder Road Pictures
- Filming location
- Jeddah
- Duration
- 119
- FilmAffinity ID
- 306459
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- publication date
- 2023-06-22
- title
- Kandahar
- review score
- 45%
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