Mercenaries (2011 film)
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Robert Fucilla
Rob James-Collier
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| Directed by | Paris Leonti |
| Screenplay by | Paris Leonti |
| Produced by | Luc Chaudhary |
| Starring | Billy Zane Robert Fucilla Rob James-Collier |
| Cinematography | Philip Robertson |
| Edited by | Anthony Willis Iain Mitchel |
| Music by | Haim Frank Ilfman[1] |
Production companies | ABC Films Angry Badger Pictures |
| Distributed by | Kaleidoscope/ Lionsgate |
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Running time | 90 minutes[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Languages | English Serbocroatian |
Mercenaries is a 2011 British action-adventure war film written and directed by Paris Leonti and starring Billy Zane, Robert Fucilla and Kirsty Mitchell.
Andy Marlow is an ex-British S.A.S serviceman turned mercenary who is working covertly at an observation post in the Balkans after a military coup has resulted in the assassination of the Prime Minister of Serbia. The coup has been instigated by Olodan Cracovic, the ex-commander of the Croatian Army and wanted war criminal. During the unrest, Olodan’s troops raided the U.S. Embassy and has taken the U.S Ambassador and his aide captives. The decision is taken to send in mercenaries to carry out the top secret rescue.
Marlow and his team are sent into Srebrenica under the cover of darkness. US Armed Forces personnel posing as United Nations peacekeepers are playing a support role, but cannot take part in active operations. Covertly, Andy and his team infiltrate Olodan’s headquarters, taking him captive and releasing the Ambassador and his aide. However the rescue is far from over. Now they are faced with transporting them back to a safe area twenty five miles south where US troops are waiting. With Olodan’s right-hand man in pursuit, their mission takes an unexpected turn. They find themselves outnumbered, outgunned and fighting what could easily be a losing battle.[3]
Cast
- Billy Zane as Colonel Torida
- Robert Fucilla as Andy Marlow
- Kirsty Mitchell as Beatrice
- Rob James-Collier as Callum
- Antony Byrne as Olodan Gragovic
- Vas Blackwood as Zac
- Geoff Bell as Vladko
- Andrew Harwood Mills as Grigory
Release
The film was set for a limited UK theatrical release date on 27 January 2012.[4] It was announced as one of the official selection of films for the Ibiza Film Festival in 2011,[5] and also had a showing the same year at the Cannes Film Festival.[6][7]