The Mark of Cain (2007 film)
| The Mark of Cain | |
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| Written by | Tony Marchant |
| Directed by | Marc Munden |
| Starring | Matthew McNulty Gerard Kearns Leo Gregory Shaun Dooley |
| Music by | Ben Bartlett |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Lynn Horsford Liza Marshall Nicola Shindler Katy Jones |
| Cinematography | Matt Gray |
| Editor | Philip Kloss |
| Running time | 90 min. |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 12 April 2007 |
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The Mark of Cain is a BAFTA Award-winning British television film first broadcast in 2007 following two young British soldiers deployed to Iraq as they experience the extremity of war for the first time, and the permanent effects of what they have seen and done as they return from their tour of duty. When a war crime that they took part in comes to light, they must choose whether to keep faith with their fellow soldiers or tell the truth about what happened.
The film's title comes from Royal Irish Regiment Colonel Tim Collins's 2003 eve-of-battle speech in Iraq, though the colonel would disavow the film in light of its broadcast date coinciding with the 2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel.