Movie: Warhorse One
Platform: Amazon Prime
Genre: Action
Warhorse One, the 2023 action-thriller is this Sunday’s recommendation for you all. While scrolling through my Amazon Prime feed the other day, I stumbled upon the thumbnail featuring Johnny Strong (remember Black Hawk Dawn‘s Randall Shugart?). The title read Warhorse One. TBH, I watched the trailer and oh man! It was really kick***.
If it is a right word, I ‘devoured’ the entire movie without even getting up from my couch for a leak. Oh! That’s an exaggeration. But without revealing any spoilers, I am gonna tell you what this thing is about.
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Warhorse One movie plot
In August 2021, the US troops completely withdrew from Afghanistan after being stationed in the landlocked country for the past 20 years. It meant that the Taliban, routed by the US-led NATO troops two decades ago in the aftermath of 9/11 terror attacks, were once again back in power.
A SEAL helicopter en route a civilian rescue mission is downed by a rocket in the forest of Afghanistan. Master Chief Richard Mirko is the only surviving SEAL commando from the crashed chopper. What follows next is his surviving skills put to test in the forest, surrounded by gun-toting Afghans who are out to eliminate him.
Mirko locates the family he and his team members were supposed to extract from the warzone. However, only their daughter Zoe Walter (Athena Durner) is alive in the family. The SEAL has a daunting task to not only leave the forest alive, but also to ensure that the girl is safe. The film has plenty of action sequences. If you are a die-hard action fan, you can watch it.
Warhorse One cast and crew
Warhorse One, streaming on Amazon Prime Video, is written and directed by Johnny Strong and William Kaufman. The film also features Athena Durner, Raj Kala, Siya Rostami, Todd Jenkins and more.
Strong himself plays the lead role of Master Chief Richard Mirko in the film. Earlier, he was seen in films like The Fast and the Furious, Black Hawk Dawn, Daylight’s End and Get Carter. According to IMDb, Strong began studying martial arts at the age of seven. He is also well versed with American Kickboxing, Western style Boxing and Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do.
Why should you watch Warhorse One?
To be honest, if you are fond of action movies and take deep interest in binge-worthy content around armed forces and warfare, it is a decent watch on a Sunday.