The Mark of Cain
Seen it?2007 | 87 min | Drama, War
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for history buffs. If you loved 1917 or Platoon, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
After a bomb kills their company commander in Iraq, British soldiers Treacle and Shane are ordered to round up suspects and use torture on the detainees. Back home, the press gets the story and the pair achieves instant infamy.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Marc Munden
- Gerard KearnsMark 'Treacle' Tate
- Matthew McNultyShane Gulliver
- Elliot CowanCapitaine Worriss
- Brendan CoyleDavey Gulliver
- Heather CraneyBrenda Tate
- Shaun DingwallMajor Godber
- Dhafer L'AbidineAbdullah Omar
- Naomi BentleyShelley
- William AtkinsonPadre Walker
- Leo GregoryLance Corporal Quealey