We're gonna liberate the sh** out of you.
A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.
Brad Pitt Anthony Michael Hall Emory Cohen John Magaro Topher Grace Daniel Betts Aymen Hamdouchi Alan Ruck Anthony Hayes RJ Cyler Nicholas Jones Will Poulter Lakeith Stanfield Ben Kingsley Meg Tilly Griffin Dunne Josh Stewart Kola Bokinni Derek Siow Hopper Penn Pico Alexander Scoot McNairy Justin Rosniak Paolo Gasparini Simon Werner Sian Thomas Reggie Brown Chris Lew Kum Hoi Hassani Shapi Jean-Pierre Lorit Gillian Jones Richard Glover Ben Peel Elham Ehsas Georgina Rylance Abdul Whahab Tilda Swinton Kick Gurry Rufus Wright Gijs Scholten van Aschat Mirrah Foulkes Dan Wyllie Josh McConville Tim Downie Sean Power Andrew Byron Daniel Fritz Mohammadi Gul Abdul Salam Aykut Hilmi Nezar Alderazi Orli Shuka Tara D'Arquian Russell Crowe Vic Waghorn Amy Clare Beales Christian Mandel
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