Megan Leavey
(2017)
★ 7.3 IMDb · 865 votes
Year: 2017
Runtime: 116 мин
Country: Spain, United States of America
Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Cast: Кейт Мара, Рамон Родригес, Том Фелтон, Брэдли Уитфорд, Уилл Паттон, Сэм Кили, Коммон, Эди Фалко, Демсон Идрис, Shannon Tarbet
Plot
The true story of Marine Corporal Megan Leavey, who forms a powerful bond with an aggressive combat dog, Rex. While deployed in Iraq, the two complete more than 100 missions and save countless lives, until an IED explosion puts their faithfulness to the test.
Megan Leavey is a US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler. She was paired with military working dog Rex (E168). The pair served two deployments in Iraq together. They were first deployed to Fallujah in 2005, and then to Ramadi in 2006, where they were both wounded by an improvised explosive device. Leavey was awarded the Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with a "V" device denoting heroism in combat.