
I just finished watching Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, and it’s a powerful film that really stuck with me. It centers around John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal), a soldier in Afghanistan in 2018, and the incredible bravery of Ahmed (Dar Salim), his Afghan interpreter. When Kinley gets injured, Ahmed risks everything to save him, expecting help for his family in return. But the film shines a light on a frustratingly real issue: the broken promises made to those who aided the U.S. military. While it’s not a direct retelling of one specific story, The Covenant uses this very real situation to deliver a moving message about the power of human kindness and the debts we owe to those who help us, even when our own government fails them.