Kajaki (film)
Kajaki: The True Story, released in North America as Kilo Two Bravo, is a 2014 British war docu-drama film directed by Paul Katis in his feature debut, written by Tom Williams, and produced by Katis and Andrew de Lotbiniere. The plot is based on the Kajaki Dam incident, involving Mark Wright and a small unit of British soldiers positioned near the Kajaki Dam, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Production. The film was shot on location at Al-Kafrein, Jordan, as a stand-in for Afghanistan. Release. "Kajaki" premiered on 12 November 2014 at London's Vue Cinema in  Leicester Square and was attended by cast, crew and veterans. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and in the United States on 13 November 2015. Reception. Box office. "Kajaki" grossed $7,891 in the United States and Canada and $26,126 in other territories for a worldwide total of $34,017. Critical response. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 100% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 7.6/10. The website's critical consensus states: ""Kilo Two Bravo" honours its fact-based story with an almost unbearably tense  drama that captures the horrors -- and the human cost -- of modern warfare." Accolades. At the 2015 BAFTA Scotland Awards (ceremony 15 November 2015) David Elliot won as Best Actor in Film. At the 2015 British Independent Film Awards (ceremony 6 December 2015) Paul Katis (director/producer) and Andrew de Lotbinière (producer) won as Producer of the Year for work on this film and were also nominated at the 2015 British Academy Film Awards (ceremony 8 February 2015) as Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.