The Objective

The Objective

Directed by Daniel Myrick Produced by Zev Guber Written by Daniel Myrick Mark A. Patton Wesley Clark Starring Jonas Ball Matthew R. Anderson Jon Huertas Music by Kays Al-Atrakchi Cinematography Stephanie Martin Editing by Michael J. Duthie Robert Florio Distributed by IFC Films Release date(s) February 6, 2009 Running time 90 minutes Country United States Morocco Language English IMDb The Objective is a 2008 science fiction horror film directed by award-winning filmmaker Daniel Myrick, who also directed The Blair Witch Project. It stars Jonas Ball, Matt Anderson, and Michael C. Williams. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film festival in early 2008 and was distributed by IFC Films. It was released theatrically in Feb, 2009. Plot The movie starts with the Special Forces team meeting CIA agent Keynes (Jonas Ball), who explains their mission to find a very important Afghan cleric. The team leader, Chief Wally Hamer (Matt Anderson) sends the men to ready themselves. After being inserted the team finds a local guide in a town the cleric is from. Together they set out for the mountains where the cleric is reputed to be hiding.

As they head farther into the mountains they begin to have strange encounters, first with armed gunmen that simply disappear when shot, later with unseen forces. The further they go the more dangerous it becomes as the team realizes they are looking not for someone, but something that may not be of this world. Cast * Jonas Ball as Benjamin Keynes * Matt R. Anderson as Chief Warrant Officer Wally Hamer * Jon Huertas as Sergeant Vincent Degetau * Michael C. Williams as Sergeant Trinoski * Sam Hunter as Sergeant Tim Cole * Jeff Prewett as Sergeant Pete Sadler * Kenny Taylor as Master Sergeant Tanner * Chems-Eddine Zinoune as Abdul External Links * The Objective at the Internet Movie Database * Download The Objective