# Kandahar (2023)

> A compromised CIA operative and his translator race across Afghanistan as rival armed factions turn a covert mission into a deadly manhunt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/248873

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Action, Thriller, War
- Director: Ric Roman Waugh
- Cast: Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Travis Fimmel, Ali Fazal, Bahador Foladi, Nina Toussaint-White, Mark Arnold, Corey Johnson
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5761544/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: propulsive, foreboding, tense, action movie night, military thriller marathon

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