Hyena Road
Seen it?2015 | 120 min | War, Drama, Thriller, Action
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, action fans and history buffs. If you loved Platoon or Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, start here.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, intense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Three different men, three different worlds, three different wars – all stand at the intersection of modern warfare – a murky world of fluid morality where all is not as it seems. A unique and dramatic look at the Canadian Army in Afghanistan.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 44 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Won 1 DGA Award: Directors Guild of Canada: Best Director of a Feature Film. Also nominated for 3 more DGA Awards. Plus 3 other awards.
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$88K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 57K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Paul Gross
- Paul GrossPete
- Rossif SutherlandRyan
- Clark JohnsonGeneral Rilmen
- Allan HawcoTravis
- Christine HorneJennifer
- Jennifer PudavickMary
- David Richmond-PeckHickie
- Nikki DuvalChewey
- Karl CampbellTank
- Neamat ArghandabiThe Ghost