THE AMBUSH Review: Pierre Morel’s Latest Blows Up The Bad Guys And Hands Its Hero A Posthumous, Powerful Send-Off
The Middle East continues to be a hotbed of unrest. That was especially the case in 2015 when Yemen’s recognized government fell from an Islamic extremist takeover and UAE allied forces were implemented to back the Yemeni military and help keep peace in the region among civilians. This was ultimately the backdrop of a harrowing story of courage under fire that has since been adapted for the screen for Taken, The Gunman and Peppermint helmer Pierre Morel, who departs from his more escapist fanfare for Saban Films’ latest Arabic-language release, The Ambush (Al Kameen/الكمين). Our story is set in early 2018 and introduces us to the Emirati soldiers at Mocha Base, where the men commence their daily routines. Ali (Marwan Abdulla Saleh), Bilal (Khalifa Al Jassem), and Hindasi (Mohammed Ahmed) are on a mission to investigate some activity just up the road from a remote hut, only to find themselves […]