The Kill Team (2019 film)

The Kill Team
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDan Krauss
Written byDan Krauss
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStéphane Fontaine
Edited by
Music byZacarías M. de la Riva
Production
companies
Distributed byA24
Release dates
  • April 27, 2019 (2019-04-27) (Tribeca)
  • October 25, 2019 (2019-10-25) (United States)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$415,772[1]

The Kill Team is a 2019 American war drama film written and directed by Dan Krauss. It is a fictionalized adaptation of the Maywand District murders, which were also explored by Krauss's 2013 documentary of the same name.[2] It stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nat Wolff, Rob Morrow, Adam Long, Jonathan Whitesell, Brian Marc, Osy Ikhile, and Anna Francolini. The film follows a young U.S. Army recruit (Wolff) who becomes conflicted with his morals when his platoon, under his superior, Sergeant Deeks (Skarsgård), participate in murdering civilians in Afghanistan.

It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019, and was released theatrically and streaming on October 25, 2019, by A24.

  1. ^ "The Kill Team (2019)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ James Barber, Military.com (August 15, 2019). "'The Kill Team,' now a feature, revisits one of the most disturbing tales of the Afghanistan war". Task & Purpose. Archived from the original on December 1, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2019.