Guy Ritchie's The Covenant

After an ambush, Afghan interpreter Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save US Army Sergeant John Kinley's life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must return to the war zone and repay his debt.

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal

as Master Sergeant John Kinley

Dar Salim

as Ahmed

Sean Sagar

as Charlie 'Jizzy' Crow

Jason Wong

as Joshua 'JJ' Jung

Rhys Yates

as Tom 'Tom Cat' Hancock

Christian Ochoa Lavernia

as Eduardo 'Chow Chow' Lopez

Bobby Schofield

as Steve Kersher

Emily Beecham

as Caroline Kinley

Jonny Lee Miller

as Colonel Vokes

Alexander Ludwig

as Sergeant Declan O'Brady

Reviews

Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

Director Guy Ritchie is no stranger to crafting exciting action films, but his latest project is quite different than his previous work. The narrative is linear, there aren’t any montages, and the story isn’t about criminals, gangsters, or Brits. Fans of Ritchie will absolutely still recognize his v...

Nathan

After Guy Ritchie’s last film, Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre, was an absolute disaster, I seriously considered skipping his most recent outing, The Covenant. However, I'm very happy I didn't because it's become one of my favorite films of the year so far. The direction is excellent, with amaz...

Ritesh Mohapatra

A staggering tale of an unhinged perseverance which is backed by a captivating screenplay. Air is a story so frivolous and flat , that the courage of Ben Affleck should be lauded with our hats down. A simple plot which would fit within 3 lines of a page is magically presented to us as a fascina...

CinemaSerf

Seems to be a growing trend nowadays to lead with the credentials of the director in order to get eyeballs onto a movie. That's what seems to have happened here, but once you're watching it turns out to be little better than a derivative vehicle for an unremarkable Jake Gyllenhaal who gets to tug at...

MovieGuys

This strikes me as a "feel good movie" pitched at US audiences. It ultimately makes all the right sounds about military honour and commitment, even when confronted by stubborn bureaucracy and indifference. That said, its only at the end, when you read the "fine print", (300+ interpreters and the...

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