I Am Soldier

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Use British English|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox film | name = I Am Soldier | image = Iamsoldier.jpg | caption = I Am Soldier DVD Cover | director = Ronnie Thompson | producer = James Harris Mark Lane | writer = Ronnie Thompson | starring = [[Tom Hughes (actor)|Tom Hughes]] [[Noel Clarke]] [[Alex Reid (actress)|Alex Reid]] [[George Russo]] | music = [[Paul Arnold (composer)|Paul Arnold]] [[Andrew Barnabas]] | cinematography = Tim Sidell | editing = Tommy Boulding | studio = Tea Shop Film Company [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate UK]]<ref name="dist">{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/lionsgate-sc-films-partner-on-i-am-soldier-green-street-sequel/5051396.article|title=Lionsgate, SC Films partner on I Am Soldier, Green Street sequel|date=2013-02-04|publisher=[[Screen Daily]]|access-date=2020-02-27|first=Andreas|last=Wiseman}}</ref> | distributor = SC Films International<ref name="dist"/> | released = {{Film date|2014|03|17|df=y}} | runtime = 84 minutes | country = United Kingdom | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''I Am Soldier''''' is a 2014 British [[action film|action]] [[thriller film]] directed by Ronnie Thompson and starring [[Tom Hughes (actor)|Tom Hughes]], [[Noel Clarke]] and [[Alex Reid (actress)|Alex Reid]]. The film follows Mickey and JJ as they attempt the [[Special Air Service]] (SAS) [[United Kingdom Special Forces Selection|selection]].<ref name="BC">{{cite web|url=http://film-directory.britishcouncil.org/i-am-soldier|title=I Am Soldier|date=2015-03-26|access-date=2020-02-27|publisher=[[British Council]]}}</ref><ref name="FF">{{cite web|url=https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/i-am-soldier-images-283736.html|title=I Am Soldier First Images|date=2013-03-11|access-date=2020-02-27|publisher=Female First}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heyuguys.com/set-visit-i-am-soldier/|title=HeyUGuys report from the set of Ronnie Thompson's intense drama, I Am Soldier|first=Stefan|last=Pape|date=2014-03-14|access-date=2020-02-27|publisher=HeyUGuys}}</ref>

== Plot ==

The film follows Mickey Tomlinson (Tom Hughes) and JJ ([[George Russo]]) as they attempt the selection course for the SAS. Mickey claims to be a military chef, but suffers from flashbacks. JJ is attempting the test for the second time (only two attempts are allowed). After a series of endurance tests, the original 200 candidates are whittled down to 36. The remaining candidates undergo an "[[Defence Survive, Evade, Resist, Extract Training Organisation|Escape & Evasion & Tactical Questioning]]" exercise, released into the wild without rations and wearing only vintage World War II cloaks. Mickey admits to JJ he was a [[Pathfinder (military)|pathfinder]] in the Parachute Regiment, and had a friend who was killed in a parachute accident. They are captured, tortured and [[Interrogation#Around the world|interrogated]], but do not reveal anything except their name, rank and service number. After a final parachute jump, they pass selection. Mickey and JJ are assigned to a counter-terrorism team. They make an assault on the warehouse of a small Bosnian Muslim terrorist organisation. They defeat the terrorists, but JJ is killed.

==Cast== * [[Tom Hughes (actor)|Tom Hughes]] as Mickey<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/hughes-exhausted-by-soldier-shoot-30113044.html|title=Hughes 'exhausted' by Soldier shoot|date=2014-03-21|access-date=2020-02-27|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> * [[Noel Clarke]] as Carter<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/noel-clarke-im-a-natural-leader-30119581.html|title=Noel Clarke: I'm a natural leader|date=2014-03-24|access-date=2020-02-27|publisher=[[Irish Independent]]}}</ref> * [[Alex Reid (actress)|Alex Reid]] as Dawn * [[George Russo]] as JJ * [[Miranda Raison]] as Stella * [[Josh Myers (actor)|Josh Myers]] as Chris

==Reception==

The film was not widely reviewed, with zero reviews on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=2717318|title=I Am Soldier}} * {{rotten-tomatoes|I_Am_Soldier|I Am Soldier}} * {{cite web |title=I Am Soldier|url=https://reelmockery.com/i-am-soldier-review/ |website=Reelmockery.com |date=2015-01-15}}

[[Category:British war films]] [[Category:British action thriller films]] [[Category:Films about the Special Air Service]] [[Category:2014 English-language films]] [[Category:2014 British films]] [[Category:2014 films]]