The Beast (1988 film)
The Beast also known as The Beast of War is a 1988 American war film directed by Kevin Reynolds and based on a William Mastrosimone play Nanawatai. The plot concerns a Soviet T55 tank lost during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The movie has enjoyed a cultfavorite status in spite of its low box office statistics.
When youre wounded an left on Afghanistans plains An the women come out to cut up your remains Jus roll to your rifle an blow out your brains An go to your Gawd like a soldier.In 1981 Afghanistan, a Soviet tank unit viciously attacks a Pashtun village harboring a group of mujahideen fighters. Following the assault, one of the tanks, commanded by the ruthless Commander Daskal George Dzundza, gets separated from the unit and enters a blind valley. Taj Steven Bauer returns to discover the village destroyed, his father killed and his brother martyred by being crushed under the tank, to serve as execution for disabling and killing a Russian tank crew. As the new khan, following his brothers death, Taj is spurred to seek revenge by his cousin, the opportunistic scavenger Mustafa and together they lead a band of mujahideen fighters into the valley to pursue the separated tank, counting on their captured RPG7 antitank weapon to destroy it. ........
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