The Mark of Cain
- Original title
- The Mark of Cain
- Year
- 2007
- Running time
- 87 min.
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Gerard Kearns
- Matthew McNulty
- Leo Gregory
- Shaun Dooley
- Shaun Dingwall
- Naomi Bentley
- Alistair Petrie
- Brendan Coyle
- Heather Craney
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- War. Drama | Iraq War
- Synopsis
- WAYNE GULLIVER and MARK TATE - nickname 'Treacle' - are two ordinary 18 year-olds serving in the British Army in Iraq. Their platoon is struggling to maintain the uneasy peace of 2003. When their popular company captain, GODBER, is killed on patrol by a roadside bomb, morale in the platoon hits rock bottom. Acting on orders they round up several suspects from house-to-house searches. That night feelings at the camp are running high and as the chain of command is weakened and events spiral out of control.
The lads end their tour of duty and return to England full of stories but also shaken by their experiences. Iraq comes back to haunt them when Wayne's jilted girlfriend, Shelley, decides to get her own back on him by giving photos of the events in Iraq to the British police. The story hits the press, and Wayne and Treacle, now the most reviled men in Britain, face court martial.
The army claims Wayne and Treacle are 'rotten apples' acting alone. Guilt-ridden and abandoned, the pressure is too much for a traumatized Treacle. Wayne, however, is determined to remain loyal to 'his army'. Only when he is truly alone does he have to decide if he must keep his secrets or explosively have his day in court, and tell the truth about the events of that fateful night.- Awards
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2007: BAFTA TV Awards: Best TV Single Drama. 3 Nominations
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