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The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain

The scars of war run deep.

Genres

DramaWar

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

5.4/10

Release Date

18 October 2007

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Gerard Kearns

Gerard Kearns

Mark 'Treacle' Tate

Matthew McNulty

Matthew McNulty

Shane Gulliver

Elliot Cowan

Elliot Cowan

Capitaine Worriss

Brendan Coyle

Brendan Coyle

Davey Gulliver

Heather Craney

Heather Craney

Brenda Tate

Shaun Dingwall

Shaun Dingwall

Major Godber

Dhafer L'Abidine

Dhafer L'Abidine

Abdullah Omar

Naomi Bentley

Naomi Bentley

Shelley

William Atkinson

William Atkinson

Padre Walker

Leo Gregory

Leo Gregory

Lance Corporal Quealey

Alistair Petrie

Alistair Petrie

Major Rod Gilchrist

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Colonel Hampton

Roger Barclay

Roger Barclay

Adjutant

Matthew Gravelle

Matthew Gravelle

Chaplain

Andrew Readman

Andrew Readman

Military Doctor

Barry Sloane

Barry Sloane

TA Pvt Glynn

Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne

Lieut General Strathairn

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