In Afghanistan’s harsh backcountry, U.S. Army Sgt. John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) survives an ambush only because his interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim) drags him across miles of enemy terrain. Back home, alive but indebted, Kinley faces a new battle—cutting through red tape to return and extract the man who saved him before the Taliban closes in.

Guy Ritchie trades swagger for stripped‑down urgency: crisp tactics, thunderous contact scenes, and long, breath‑held stretches of silence where trust does the talking. Gyllenhaal burns with survivor’s obligation; Salim is magnetic and steady, the film’s moral compass. It’s not about politics—it’s about a promise kept at impossible cost.