The Patrol

Afghanistan, 2006, the British Army is deployed in Helmand province. As the scale of the Taliban insurgency dawns on an isolated patrol, problems with their operation cause the soldiers to question their role in the war. THE PATROL takes a piercing look at the conflict in Afghanistan through the eyes of a British Army patrol who, alongside the Afghan Army, are fighting the Taliban, an invisible, deadly enemy. When a Special Forces Operation prompts a Taliban counter attack in Helmand Province the unit's three day patrol hits double figures. Faced with low ammunition, injury and rising tensions under the command of a captain who is out of touch with his men, the exhausted, disillusioned soldiers question their role in the war. (Cinemax)