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The Outpost (2020)
Director: Rod Lurie
Cast: Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Ernest Cavazos
Runtime123 min
Rating15
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A small unit of U.S. soldiers, alone at the remote Combat Outpost Keating, located deep in the valley of three mountains in Afghanistan, battles to defend against an overwhelming force of Taliban fighters in a coordinated attack. The Battle of Kamdesh, as it was known, was the bloodiest American engagement of the Afghan War in 2009 and Bravo Troop 3-61 CAV became one of the most decorated units of the 19-year conflict.
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Directed by Rod Lurie, 'The Outpost' (2020) is a gripping war drama that offers a visceral, first-hand account of the Battle of Kamdesh, one of the bloodiest engagements of the Afghan War. With a talented ensemble cast led by Scott Eastwood, the film immerses viewers in the harrowing experiences of a small unit of U.S. soldiers bravely defending a remote outpost against an overwhelming Taliban force, delivering a powerful exploration of the realities of modern combat.
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The Outpost is a 2019 American war film directed by Rod Lurie, based on the 2012 non-fiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor by Jake Tapper, about the Battle of Kamdesh in the War in Afghanistan. It stars Scott Eastwood, Caleb Landry Jones, Orlando Bloom, Jack Kesy, Cory Hardrict, Milo Gibson, Jacob Scipio, Will Attenborough, and Taylor John Smith.
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