Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

The basis for the film was the events that took place in 2005. In order to capture the leader of the Taliban, Ahmad Shah, the US government sends its unit of Navy SEALs to Afghanistan. At the head of the group is Marcus Luttrell, who has to lead his boys through real hell. The operation ends with terrible consequences, the result of which was the death of all the soldiers in Marcus's squad, except for himself. The commander will have to go through more than one circle of military hell alone, in which he will be helped by an unexpected ally in the person of a layman, Gulab. It was one of the most heroic events in modern warfare. Read more. All the events of this story, perhaps not well-known to everyone, were written in Patrick Robinson's book. A literary guide to the terrible events of this operation fell into the hands of director Peter Berg in 2007, and that's when the director wanted to make a film. However, the project was postponed for 5 years, at that moment Berg was shooting "Hancock". The director personally met with Marcus Luttrell to discuss the military operation with him. In addition, the soldier will be seen in a cameo in the film, where he instructs a new recruit to clean up spilled coffee. In addition to him, a small number of veterans, albeit from other wars, appeared in some scenes as extras. Work on the film began in October 2012 and lasted less than 50 days. "Survivor" was filmed in New Mexico. Santa Fe National Reserve served as the site for scenes with mountainous terrain. In order to achieve a close story, the crew of "Survivor" reviewed all the necessary reports on the autopsy of the participants of the operation. In addition to the correctly indicated wounds, the film accurately reproduced the uniforms of those soldiers. The film received two Oscar nominations, competing for the statuettes "Best Sound" and "Best Sound Editing".