The Covenant movie storyline. Sgt. John Kinley, who on his last tour of duty in Afghanistan is teamed with local interpreter Ahmed to survey the region. When their unit is ambushed on patrol, Kinley and Ahmed are the only survivors. With enemy combatants in pursuit, Ahmed risks his own life to carry an injured Kinley across miles of grueling terrain to safety.
Back on United States soil, Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given passage to America as promised. Determined to protect his friend and repay his debt, Kinley returns to the warzone to retrieve Ahmed and his family before the local militias reach them first.
The Covenant is an action-thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, Emily Beecham, Antony Starr, Jason Wong, Bobby Schofield, Sean Sagar, Sina Parvaneh, Cyrus Khodaveisi and Christian Ochoa. The film was released in the United States on April 21, 2023 by United Artists Releasing.
It was announced in October 2021 that Jake Gyllenhaal was cast to star in the film, to be directed and written by Guy Ritchie. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer bought distribution rights in January of 2022. Filming began in February 2022 in Alicante, Spain. Amazon Prime Video acquiring distribution rights for Europe, Australia, Canada, Latin America, and South Africa and Yandex distributing in Russia. Initially titled The Interpreter, it was revealed by Ritchie in December 2022 that the title had been changed to The Covenant.
The Covenant (2023)
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Dar Salim, Alexander Ludwig, Emily Beecham, Antony Starr, Jason Wong, Bobby Schofield, Sean Sagar, Sina Parvaneh, Cyrus Khodaveisi, Christian Ochoa
Screenplay by: Guy Ritchie
Production Design by: Martyn John
Cinematography by: Alan Stewart
Film Editing by: James Herbert
Costume Design by: Loulou Bontemps
Set Decoration by: Linda Wilson
Art Direction by: Hazel Keane, Florian Müller, David Temprano
Music by: Christopher Benstead
MPAA Rating: R for violence, language throughout and brief drug content.
Distributed by: United Artists Releasing (United States), Amazon Studios (International)
Release Date: April 21, 2023 (United States)
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