War drama set during the Soviet-Afghan conflict, starring George Dzundza and Jason Patric. A Soviet tank, nicknamed the Beast, is accidentally separated from its unit and becomes the target of a group of angry Afghan rebels intent on avenging the destruction of their village.
Yet another movie to prove, as if we didn't know, that war is hell. And yet, with its exotic locations and intense relationships, director Kevin Reynolds's carefully balanced drama brings its message home with a fierce urgency. Set in 1981 during the second year of the Soviet-Afghan war, the beast of the title is a Soviet tank that has helped raze a village to the ground and, having become separated from its unit, is trapped in a mountainous dead-end by guerrillas bent on reprisals. Emotions within the tank are just as overheated, with paranoid commander George Dzundza at odds with crew member Jason Patric. Reynolds, who went on to make the fraught epic Waterworld with Kevin Costner, handles the action well and directs with a keen awareness of the claustrophobic settings.
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Daskal | George Dzundza |
| Koverchenko | Jason Patric |
| Taj | Steven Bauer |
| Golikov | Stephen Baldwin |
| Kaminski | Don Harvey |
| Akbar | Kabir Bedi |
| Samad | Erick Avari |
| Moustafa | Shosh Marciano |
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | Kevin Reynolds |
