The Covenant
2023 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.7 · 73% critics
During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks everything to help an injured sergeant make it across dangerous terrain. With allies pushed back and help out of reach, the two must survive relentless hostility to reach safety.
Also known as Interpreters Wanted · The Interpreter · Guy Ritchie's the Covenant · Guy Ritchie's the Covenant (The Covenant)
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Details
- Original title
- Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
- Years
- 2023
- Release date
- 2023-04-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 73/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (3,188 votes)
- Budget
- $55,000,000
About
If you want a gritty, tense Afghanistan war thriller driven by loyalty and survival, The Covenant delivers, especially if you liked The Outpost or Land of Bad; Not for you if you dislike intense conflict, slow stretches, or feel war details must be strictly realistic.
Pros: gritty survival tension; strong human bond; intense war action | Cons: some plot plausibility; stretches/slow middle; varied authenticity claims
Themes
- ambush
- interpreter
- afghanistan
- rescue mission
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- taliban
- behind enemy lines
- wounded soldier
- war trauma
- covenant
Cast & crew
Jake Gyllenhaal
as Master Sergeant John Kinley
Dar Salim
as Ahmed
Sean Sagar
as Charlie 'Jizzy' Crow
Jason Wong
as Joshua 'JJ' Jung
Rhys Yates
as Tom 'Tom Cat' Hancock
Christian Ochoa Lavernia
as Eduardo 'Chow Chow' Lopez
Bobby Schofield
as Steve Kersher
Emily Beecham
as Caroline Kinley
Jonny Lee Miller
as Colonel Vokes
Alexander Ludwig
as Sergeant Declan O'Brady
Directed by Guy Ritchie