The Patrol

The Patrol is a 2013 British action drama film set in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in 2006. It looks at the Afghan conflict through the eyes of British soldiers.^[1] It won Film of the Festival (Feature) at Raindance Film Festival 2013.

The Patrol
Directed by	Tom Petch
Written by	Tom Petch
Produced by	Tom Petch Tom Stuart Karim Debbagh
Cinematography	Stu Bentley
Edited by	Luke Deverill
Music by	James McWilliam and Nick Crofts
Release dates	4 October 2013 (2013-10-04) (Raindance Film Festival) 7 February 2014 (2014-02-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Cast

• Owain Arthur as Taff
• Nicholas Beveney as Sergeant 'Sol' Campbell
• Daniel Fraser as Lieutenant Jonathan Bradshaw
• Alex McNally as Ginge
• Oliver Mott as Stab
• Ben Righton as Captain William Richardson
• Nav Sidhu as Smudge

Release

The Patrol was released by Soda Pictures on 7 February 2014 in the United Kingdom and on 26 May 2014 by Epic Pictures Group in the United States.

Reception

Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian gave it four out of five stars, praising the film's director, "writer-director Tom Petch makes a powerful impression with this tough, smart war movie on a shrewdly managed small scale, about a British army patrol in Afghanistan."^[2]

Awards

• Winner Film of the Festival (Feature) Raindance Film Festival 2013.
• Nominated British Independent Film Awards 2013.