Reviews

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  ★★★½ review by Drewgrit on Letterboxd

  Paul Gross stars and directs this movie based in part on conversations with Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. Great cast. The movie follows a Canadian sniper team dealing with politics of war, Afghan customs, soldiers trying to do right things , sleazy war profiteers, war villains and heroes.

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  ★★★★ review by Jeremy on Letterboxd

  I appreciate that it was modern warfare and not from the Brit or US perspective. Good dyhamics between main leads. I got a bit choked up at the end and really appreciated the storytelling.

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  ★★★½ review by mick culleton on Letterboxd

  Tale about the Canadian armies involvement in the Afghan war, How progress was so hard to make in a unwinnable war as they have to deal with local tribes and the harsh landscape, Better than expected war movie

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  ★★★½ review by Paolo Kagaoan on Letterboxd

  The shade in admitting that the coalition is a minor player within the intricacies of Afghan politics. Although I would appreciated it more if that moral wasn't spoonfed to the audience.

  p.s. If Paul Gross needs funding for his next project, all he has to say is that he worked with Caroline Dhavernas and Rossi Sutherland before they hit big. Guy's a psychic.

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  ★★★½ review by Sean Kelly on Letterboxd

  On rewatch, I came to realize that my issues with Hyena Road had more to do with my personal political views on Canada's military involvement in Afghanistan than the actual quality of the film.

  While many may believe that Paul Gross is overrated as a filmmaker, the film isn't all that bad and I've witnessed first hand that it resonates greatly with people who were actually in Afghanistan.

  As such, I decided to slightly increase my star rating of the film.

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