The Covenant Rating
The Covenant
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, STXfilms, Toff Guy Films
United Artists Releasing, Amazon Prime Video
My Rating
6/10
#whatonwhatsgood Fan Club Rating
65%
Description
Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant follows US Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim). After an ambush, Ahmed goes to Herculean lengths to save Kinley’s life. When Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to America as promised, he must repay his debt by returning to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban hunts them down first.
Release date
21 April 2023
Directed by
Guy Ritchie
Written by
Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies
Produced by
Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, John Friedberg and Josh Berger
Starring
Jake Gyllenhaal as Sergeant John Kinley
Dar Salim as Ahmed
Alexander Ludwig
Antony Starr
Jason Wong
Bobby Schofield
Sean Sagar
Sina Parvaneh
Emily Beecham
Cyrus Khodaveisi
Christian Ochoa
Cinematography
Ed Wild
Edited by
James Herbert
Music by
Christopher Benstead
Jake Gyllenhaal quotes
“The story is about two men from seemingly very different backgrounds deciding, or, in some ways, being forced to do the right thing.”
“He has been deployed numerous times and has a tremendous amount of experience, he has relied on many different Afghan interpreters and has found himself in many different situations.”
“His unit is constantly under threat and in very dangerous situations, and at the beginning of the movie, he seems to be striking out over and over. He’s going through a lot of red tape and is struggling to find any munition sites.”
“What I loved about John Kinley is he’s a good man.”
“Over the past number of years, I’ve tended to move towards characters people would define as ‘complex’ in how they walk the line between good and bad. I don't know if I fully believe in that. I think, we are all very complex, very fascinating human beings put in many different trying circumstances. To me, John Kinley is a character who, through those trials, pulls out morality and humanity, despite himself.”
Dar Salim quotes
“Ahmed is what you would call street-wise.”
“He’s a man who has done what he had to, to protect his family and make a living. So, he's not your average translator. He knows stuff and has done stuff. And is this quiet, strong type. I love that he has a family and that's very important to both men, they both have families that drive them.”
“The interesting thing about the relationship between John and Ahmed is it's more of a relationship out of necessity than friendship.”
“John is stuck with Ahmed. He’s like, I need you, you are my translator in this country, but do I trust you? Probably not. The same the other way around. Ahmed is looking at John and says, Yeah, you're in charge and I'll do what you say, sir. But do I trust you to know what you're doing? Of course not. So, it was very interesting to play with that dynamic, instead of doing the traditional, we're best buddies. I'm going to save your life. Then you save my life. This is much more interesting, and the relationship grows from the circumstances that they face. And, hopefully, the film will reveal who these guys are and why they end up making the choices that they do.”
Guy Ritchie quotes
“What I'm interested in is the act of selflessness between one man from one culture and another man from another.”
“I like dealing with the more fundamental aspects of the human character. I'm interested in the equal expression of altruism between two different cultures.”
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