Bravo Two Zero – Hinter feindlichen Linien (TV Movie 1999)

Bravo Two Zero – Hinter feindlichen Linien: Directed by Tom Clegg. With Sean Bean, Jamie Bartlett, Kevin Collins, Ian Curtis. This is the true story of the most highly decorated British patrol since the Boer war: an eight man SAS team inserted behind Iraqi lines during the Gulf War in January 1991. Their mission was to take out the scud missiles which Saddam Hussein was using to terrorize his enemies, as well as to sever strategic communication lines between Baghdad and North West Iraq. This top secret mission was called “Bravo Two Zero” and it was commanded by Sergeant Andy McNab. Of the eight who went out, only five returned. Dropped into “scud alley” carrying 210-pound packs, McNab and his men soon found themselves surrounded by Saddam’s army. Their radios didn’t work; the weather was brutally cold. And they had been spotted.

“I was first told about Andy McNabb from a half-insane guy who played the main character in a movie which was shot in my home town. I talked to him for a long time and we got talking about books and I mentioned I was a big Clancy fan. He said if I liked Clancy i should check out Andy McNabb. I hadnu0026#39;t seen Heat at the time but he recommended it because McNabb was a technical weapons training adviser on it. And he said that many people reacted very well to the fact that everyone in that movie held their guns and rifles correctly and changing the clip in a professional way. Later on i saw Heat and I was very impressed. I havenu0026#39;t read anything by McNabb yet but I think i will. definitely after seeing this.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film Bravo Two Zero tells the story about eight SAS soldiers who was sent behind enemy lines in The Gulf War. The opening montage of this film sucked me straight in. a composition of old Gulf War footage and news reports. it then cuts to a title card which says that this is a true story accompanied with the song u0026quot;Londons Callingu0026quot; by The Clash. The film continues to be very realistic all the way through. Not much clichéd hero stuff but rather to quote that guy who first told me about McNabb: u0026quot;Itu0026#39;s about misery. This is a real story about a real James Bond. No champagne or beautiful women.u0026quot; And enemy is not portrayed as villains or dumb like in oh so many Hollywood films. It is rumored though that McNabb exaggerated a bit on how many enemies they killed but this isnu0026#39;t a very large factor in the story. The story is not about how many enemies they killed. Itu0026#39;s about survival and misery.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is very impressive for a TV movie and Sean Bean most certainly doesnu0026#39;t make it worse. Definitely recommended to you who like realistic stories like Tom Clancyu0026#39;s books.”