The read
A Balasaur Score of 67 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 74%, Metacritic 54/100. Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Netflix and Tubi.
Synopsis
A young woman joins the military to be part of something bigger than herself and her small-town roots. Instead, she ends up as a new guard at Guantanamo Bay, where her mission is far from black and white. Surrounded by hostile jihadists and aggressive squadmates, she strikes up an unusual friendship with one of the detainees.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes74%
Metacritic54/100
Audiences rate it 15 points higher than critics do.
1,129 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter SattlerScreenplay
- Jess StroupOriginal Music Composer
- Peter SattlerDirector
Cast
- Kristen StewartAmy Cole
- Payman MaadiAli
- Lane GarrisonRandy
- J. J. SoriaRico
- Ser'Darius BlainJackson
- Cory Michael SmithBergen
- Julia DuffyBetty
- John Carroll LynchCol. Drummond
- Marco KhanMahmoud
- Kyle BornheimerNight Shift C.O.
- Nawal BengholamNewscaster
- Tara HoltMary
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Themes
prisonermilitary officerguantanamo bayfemale soldierfemale protagonistamerican abroadmilitary policemilitaryunlikely friendshipdetaineefemale