"[Whistle Blows]" " Move out!" " Yes, Sergeant!" " I want to see some sweat!" " Yes, Sergeant!" " I want to see some mud on them boots!" " Yes, Sergeant!" " Private Carmichael." " Definitely Carmichael." " He didn't do so hot on the swim test." " Yeah, but Brown's gonna wash out." " You think?" " No doubt." " Go!" "Come on!" "Overthe wall now!" " Brown's from the Air Cav." "He's only Ranger qualified." "[Jonas ] Is thatso?" " [Whistle Blows ] - [Man ] Go!" " Indeed." " Go!" " Overthat wall now!" " [Jonas ]Schoolhouse Ranger?" "That ain't good." "Oh!" "[ Groans ]" "[Jonas ] Blue 6,you all right?" "[Echoing] Soldier down!" "[ Groans ]" "I lona!" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Gasping ]" "Ilona!" "Ilona!" "Ilona, wake up." "Come on." "Come on." "Ilona." "Come on." "Wake up." " Come on." "Ilona!" " [ Speaking Foreign Language]" "It's okay." "It's okay." "Stay still!" " Stop!" "Stay still." "It's okay." " [ Screams ]" "[Whimpers ]" "What month is this?" "November." "And what areyou doing here?" " I'm a translator." "I'm going to translate." " Going to?" " I alreadytranslated." " Okay." "And how long have we known each other?" "Two days." " Who am I?" " My hip is broken, not my head." " [ Whimpers ]" " Too tight?" " Better." " Doyou hurt anywhere else?" "It hurts everywhere." " You have blood on your face." " [ Gasps ]" "It's nothing." "Nobody knows wherewe are." "I did as you said at the airfield." "I gave them thewrong destination." " No, no." "My people know we're here." " You radioedthem?" " Yes." " To tell them you were returning early?" "Yes." "I remember." "I rememberyou started to radio them." "[ Shivering ] Then the helicopterwent down." "Areyou sure the signal went through?" "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday!" "This is Flight 31." "We've crashed in the northern Koryak Mountains." "There are two survivors." "We need medical assistance." "Over." " [ Clattering ]" " Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." "This is Flight 31." "We've crashed in the northern Koryak Mountains." "There are two survivors." "We need medical assistance." "Over." "[CallAndResponse]" "[SingingEnds]" "In mybag Ihave a cellphone." " It's gone." " Areyou sure?" " It's very small." " Trust me." "All our gear is gone." "All we have left is this knife, my sidearm and some headphones." "And whateveryou've got in your pockets." "I have a bus schedule." "It's paper." "I'll take it." "[ Speaks Foreign Language]" "Candy." " Here." " [ Chuckles ]" "No, thanks." "Save it for later." "Did you do something up there?" "[Wind Whistling]" "Did I do something?" "In the helicopter, whilewewere flying." "I don't understand." "Was it something that I did that brought the helicopter down?" " No." "I was fighting to keep it up." " Why did we crash?" "From the moment it comes offthe assembly line... all that machinewants to do is kill you." "This is like camping." "Doyoucamp whereyou're from?" "No." "I hate camping." "Well, then we better getyou out ofhere." " Will we?" " Most absolutely." " Here." " No, it's okay." " Oh." " Better?" "Mmm." "Thankyou." "Okay, okay." " [Kim ] You'llbe gone howlong?" " Could be a day, two months or anywhere in between." " Colonel Napo told you that?" " Uh-huh." "And you can'twait a week for Serena's birthday?" "I'm supposed to report at Fort Griffith at 0600 hours tomorrow." "AndColonel Napo didn't tellyou whatyou were trying out for?" " Nope." " He must've given you a hint." "Kim, you know everything I do." "Where's my kit bag?" "But that's crazy." "What ifit's some sort ofsuicide squad?" "Well, then I'll respectfullywithdraw." " And law school?" " Well, the worldis always gonna needlawyers." " It's just on hold a little longer." " Found it." "Yeah?" "Thankyou." " You want to do this?" " Napo said I'd be perfect for it." "That doesn't meanyou have to go." " No, I don't have to go." "I want to go." " 'Cause it's a challenge." "Well,yeah." " Hey, don't be upset." " I'm not." "Look, ifl get accepted, we can make the decision together." " Andlawschool?" " What?" "And law school." "You neverwanted to go." "That's true, right?" "I thought that itwould makeyou happy." "Baby, you ain't gonna make me happy making yourselfmiserable." " Look, I might not even get into this unit." " Yes, you will." " Look, I might not even get into this unit." " Yes, you will." "Because the man I married has never, ever not gotten what he set his sights on." "Allyou boys about to learnsomethingnew in the next couple days and weeks." "Can anyone guess what that is?" "State your name, rank and company." "Sergeant Robert Edison, Charlie Company, 1 st Ranger Battalion, sir!" "Oh, thewideworld has heard aboutyou, Sergeant Edison." " You hold the speed record for rappelling in your squadron." "Yes, sir!" "Andlseeyourpartnerin the Best Ranger competition back there, Sgt. Carmichael." "Hoo-ah, sir!" "You two placed second in the games lastyear." "Ain't that right?" " No, sir!" "We won." " My apologies." "What doyou thinkyou're gonna learn here, Sergeant Edison?" " How to be the best soldier in the United States Army, sir!" " Wrong." "Takeyour seat." "Anyone else?" "Whatyou willlearn here in Selection is failure!" "I know whatyou're thinking." "That lunatic Ryan has no idea who he's talking to." "But let me assure you I do." "You maybe the belle ofyourbattalion and the homecoming queen, but we got" "How many have we got going through this time, Sergeant Major?" "1 22." "1 22 ofyou handpicked for this round ofSelection." "Allofyou the mostlikelytosucceed." " You rememberSergeant Danvers?" " Sir, I surely do." "Why don'tyou tell these boys about Sergeant Danvers?" "Danvers came to us after serving threeyears in the Rangers... fiveyears Special Forces." "Multiple combat medals, including the Distinguished Service Cross." "Hewashed out his second day here." " And we had such high hopes for him." " I met Danvers once." "You." "Standup, willyou?" " Sir!" " What wereyou saying?" "I was told, sir, Sergeant Danvers was never the same after he failed Selection!" "That's becausewe broke his heart." "1 22 ofyou... and I'll dress up like Bambi if eight ofyou make it through." "Hell, ifsix ofyou pass muster, I'll dress up like Bambi and his mom." "Tell 'em why it's so hard, Sergeant Major." "Because it is ourjob to makeyou fail." "Youheardhim." "We're gonna weedout the weak." "This is not a training course." "So here's your handy guide." "Everything you do is an individual effort." "You willassist no other candidate." "You will not accept assistance." "Dailyinstructions will be given." "Pay attention!" "Read nothing into the instructions that is not stated!" "Those ofyou who fail to live up to corps standards will be removed." "If at any time... you no longerwish to continue with the Selection course... inform a cadre member ofyour desire to withdraw." "You will immediately be returned toyour parent unit." "Questions." " Have a good 'un." " Crew, atten-hut!" "Is that the bestyou can do?" "Hell, my 90-year-old grandma can move faster than that, and she's dead." " Must be a mistake." " There's no mistake, soldier." "But I don't understand why I'm being dismissed." "Failure to meet the prescribed time standard on the two-mile run." "Butyou haven't told us what the time standard is." " Well, they'll tell you on the bus ride out." " Push it!" "Push it!" "Push it!" "You were instructed to carry 40 pounds in your ruck." "As far as I can tell, your ruck's empty." "Today's your lucky day 'cause I happen to have 40 pounds right here." "You can carrythis and your ruck forthe rest ofthe day." "Yes, Sergeant!" "Blue 6, Red 2, show mewhat's in your rucks." "[Man]Allright, I want to seeyoucrawlin that dirt!" "Wait!" "Blue 6, whatwere today's instructions?" "Formation: 0600 hours." "Uniform: boots, fatigues, 40-pound rucksack." "Meals: one M.R.E." "Stop!" "Repeat that last instruction." "Meals: one M.R.E." "Did you think that meant one M.R.E. for the entire day, that we're trying to starveyou?" " Yes, Sergeant Major." " Red 2, haveyou understood the instructions?" " Yes, Sergeant Major." " Would you explain them to the other candidate?" "One M.R.E. for each meal." "Breakfast, lunch and dinner- that's three." "Well, you're wrong, Red 2, and you're out." "Blue 6,you mayproceed." "[Whistle Echoing]" "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." "This is Flight 31." "Over." "[ Static Crackling ]" "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." "This is Flight 3 1." "Over." "[Static Continues ]" " I think I found a signal." " You can talk to the airfield?" "No." "Itwon't reach." "There's not enough power." "But I thinkwe can reach something closer, like a- like a plane flying overhead." "Okay, look... ifyou see a plane... push this button and talk, okay?" "Practice a couple times." "Just don't touch any ofthe knobs." " Where areyou going?" " I'm going for higher ground." " Why?" " So I can see where we are." "[Mack, Echoing] He's back!" "What areyou, mister?" "What areyou?" "A cold sore?" "You keep coming back." "I thoughtwe cured you." "[Jonas] Took quite aspill there, son." "Canyousit up?" "Uh-huh." "[ Groaning ]" " Howdoyoufeel?" " Okay." " That's a shame." " Doyou require medical attention?" " Cut's pretty bad." "You might need a few stitches." " Okay." " Is that whatyou want?" "See a doctor?" " Uh-huh." "Soyou're requesting a medical withdrawal?" "Is that correct, soldier?" "You can have immediate medicalattention." "But ifyou do, you formallywithdraw from Selection." "Doyou understand me?" " Yeah." " Yes, you're withdrawing?" " No, I want to stay." " You're dying, son." " Wise move would be to withdraw." " I want to stay." " What are these?" " Steri-Strips." "Holdyour chin together." "In caseyou haven't noticed, you're still on the clock." "You got an 1 8-mile road march to complete." "[Man Singing On Radio ]" "[Men Laughing]" "No, no, no, no." "The best steak in the world is in Buenos Aires." " True story." " Blue 6 checking in." "Roger, Blue 6." "Want us to lay a cold one on you?" " Sure." " How doyou likeyour burgers?" "Medium rare." "Thoughtyou said you wanted a beer." "You voluntarilywithdraw from Selection right now, you'rewelcome tojoin the party." "Ifyou want to stay, keep going another 30 meters." "Another cadre member will giveyou instructions." " [Singing Continues] - [ Squawking ]" "[Squawking]" "[Squawking Continues]" "[ Groaning ]" "We'll need to boil this." "Get the fire going again." " [ Grunts ]" " What's wrong?" "Oh, nothing." "I just" " I just bruised a rib." "I was thinkingthis might make a greatstoryone day." " Areyou married?" " No." "No." "You?" "Yes." "Georgi." "And we have son, Ivan." " How old?" " He just turned six." "We hada partyforhim." "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." "This is Flight 31." "Over." "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." "This is Flight 31." "Over." "Did they hearyou?" "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday." "Is anyone there?" "[ Frustrated Sigh ]" "Battery's dead." "Okay.Just" "Thereyou go." "Ooh, ooh." "Okay." " Okay?" " [ Coughing ]" " Thankyou." " All right." "I'm gonna go get some more firewood and try to find us some food." "Wait a minute." "Ifyou have to go forhel" "You think I'm just gonna walk off?" "What?" "Doyou need some privacy or something?" " I'm afraid I'm keeping you here." " Well, get over it." "The bestplan is tostaynearthe crashsite and wait forrescue." "It's not a good idea to leave unless you know whereyou're going." "You choose the wrong direction, and you're dead." "[Barking]" "[Whimpering, Animal Running]" "Red 4!" "Blue 6!" "Roger, Red 4, Blue 6." "You are now entering a combat zone." "You must each seek out and eliminate six hostiles." "You have eight rounds." "Go." ""No enterprise is more likelyto succeed than one concealed from the enemy... untilit is ripe forexecution. "" " Red 4, who said these words?" " Machiavelli." "Blue 6, who is Machiavelli?" "A statesman and political philosopher in Florence." " When?" " Fifteenth and 1 6th centuries." "You're in hostile territory, on a mission." "You come across an old shepherd." "You cannot leave him behind because he may compromiseyour position." "Doyou take him along withyou, tie him up orkillhim?" " Kill him." " Tie him up!" " And what ifyourteammatewants you to kill him?" " As I said, tie him up!" "Red4, Blue 6, move on!" "[Jonas] This is a weapons assemblytest." "In front ofyou,you haveparts forfive guns." "Use all the parts." "Assemble them as quickly as you can." "Go." "[Metal Rattling]" "Stop!" "Time." "Remove your goggles." "Red4, is something wrong?" " No, but" " But what?" "Well, I have five guns, but I have parts left over." " And what mightyou think that means?" " I don't know." "Didyou make a mistake duringassembly?" "Did you forget some pieces perhaps?" "Areyou confident thatyou assembled five guns correctly?" " I" " I believe" " Did you assemble the guns correctly?" "Yes orno?" "No." "Blue 6, how manyweapons did you assemble?" " Seven." " And why did you assemble seven guns?" "You told us to use all the pieces." " You were told there were five guns." " There are." "Then how did you take five and make seven?" "With respect, sir, add two." "Green 1, Red 1, Blue 6, you mayproceed." "Everyone else, report to Out Processing." "I'm lost, man." "They got me taking this crazy route." "Hey, come on." "There's no one around." "Give meyour map." "All right, look." "You're right here." "Walk along that ridge two clicks, you'll come to an abandoned well." "Head duewest." "They got us crisscrossing all this terrain." " Could use a damn road." " Yeah." " Hey, you have any food left?" " [ThunderRumbling]" "I wouldn't ask, man, but I'm dying here." "Ah, yeah." "Thanks." "I oweyou, man." "All right?" "Good luck." "You gotta be kidding me, man!" "Pruitt!" "Pruitt!" "Ilona!" "Ilo" " Ilona!" "Ilona, areyou all right?" "Thewind knocked everything down." "I tried to find cover." " Okay." "We can't stay here." "We gotta find some shelter." " Where?" "[ Gasps ]" "Okay?" "Okay." "Up." "Head up." "Pruitt!" " Pruitt, you there?" " I'm here!" " You okay?" " I'm stuck!" " What happened?" " Slipped." "I got pinned down when I tried to climb up." "[ Grunting ] It's too slippery." "I can't get anytraction." "Push it orsomething, man." "Come on." "[ Grunts ]" "It's too heavy." "I gotta go for help." "No." "We're both gonna get kicked out, man." "Justpull, and I'llpush." "On three." "One, two, three!" " Wait." "I think it's moving." " [ Grunts ]" "Ah!" "Crap!" "[ Grunting ]" "It's too heavy." "Go for help." "I voluntarilywithdraw." "You sure?" "Yeah." "Saywhateveryou need to protectyourself, man." "No reasonyoushould getpunishedforhelpingme." "[ Grunting ] Look, hurry, man!" "I don'twant to drown out here!" "[Ilona] The rain has stopped." "[ Gasping ]" "I'llset more traps tomorrow." "And don't worry." "I'm sure there are a lot of people out there looking for us right now." "Why did this happen?" ""Y" is a crooked letter." "Nobody ever got it straight." "My poor husband and son." "What would I give to see them again?" "I understand." "You can't know." "Ifyou're not married,you can't." "Yeah." "I'm married." "I have a family." " Beforeyousaid" " I know what I said before." "What's yourwife's name?" "Kim." "Doyou have any children?" "I have a six-year-old daughter and a baby boy." "Ifwe get out ofhere, I would verymuch like to meetyourfamily." " Mm-hmm." " Andyou can meet Georgi and Ivan." "Yeah." "We'll all get together and we'll have a picnic." "I'll bring a covered dish." "[ Laughing ]" "You've been doing your homework." " Steven?" " Mm-hmm?" "I can't feel my hands or feet anymore." " Blue 6." " Roger, Blue 6." "Pruitt." "Green 1" " He's hurt." "Where?" "[ Panting ]" " On the ridge, 20 kilometers back." " What happened?" "I don't know." "He's trapped." "He pinned his foot under a tree." "Ilona." "Ilona." "You have hypothermia." "I need you to stay awake." "Can you recite something?" "Huh?" "What?" "I need you to recite something for me." "A poem or something." "Okay?" "All right." "I'm gonna go get some morewood and set some more traps." "I'll be back before that fire is out." "Let's hear it." "Come on." "[ Murmuring In Foreign Language]" " [Murmuring Continues] - [Jonas] YoupassedSgt." "Pruitt on the course." " Did you speak to him?" " No." " Then what?" " We both moved on." "And it started to rain after a couple minutes." " I looked back to see where he was, and hewas gone." " Why?" " Why?" " Why did you look back?" " Couldn't tell you." "Instinct, I guess." " Wereyou concerned for him?" "No." "Not then anyway." "I gotworried when I looked back and I couldn't see his VS-1 7 panel." "[Mack]Because?" " Pruitt's a top Ranger." " Didn'tyou think he might be overthe ridge already?" " No." "Thatwas unlikely." " Why?" " When I passed him earlier, he seemed exhausted." " How couldyou tell?" " He looked thatway." "Why?" "What did Pruitt say?" " What he said is irrelevant." " Soyou were concerned." "Then what?" " I went back to check on him." " To offer him assistance." " To see where he was." " [Jonas ]Andthat's whenyou foundhim?" " Trapped under a tree, yes." " Andthen what didyou do?" "I ran to the R.V. to getyou." "I just got word from the hospital." "Sergeant Pruitt's dead." "[Ryan] Didyou ordidyou not offerassistance to Sergeant Pruitt?" " I did." " When?" "When I passed him on the course and again when I found him trapped." "Why'dyou lie about it?" "You liedabout it to a cadre member." "Why?" "Because it is against the rules ofSelection to offer oraccept assistance." "Knowing you violated the rules, why'd you leave a man to die?" "I didn't leave him to die." "He didn't look that bad." "Ileft him to go forhelp." "I ran all the wayto the R. V." "Seems he did finish within the time standard." "That's impressive." "You completed your mission." "Butyou left a man to die." "Which makes mewonder, Sergeant Brown- areyou always so selfish?" " Pardon?" " Seems your desire to be in this Unit..." "led you both to lie and to put the completion ofyour task... above the welfare ofanothersoldier." " In my opinion, Sgt. Pruitt's death is yourfault." " He didn't look that bad." "I'm sure his widow's gonna be thrilled to hearthat." "What do the other boys say?" "According to the report... candidate Brown is not held in high regard." "Huh." "It seems your peers thinkyou're a piss-poor soldier." "How doyou like that?" "I'm the best soldier ofthe bunch, and they can kiss my ass." " Knowing Pruitt died, would you have changed your actions?" " No, sir." "I'll askyou again." "Knowing the results ofyour actions, would you have acted differently?" " No, sir." " No, sir, you don't care about Selection?" " Yes, sir, I do." " But what?" "But I had a mission to complete, and I completed it." "You're one coldhearted snake, son." "What doyou sayto that?" " No excuses, sir." " Then you admityou left a man to die?" "Theytaught me at RangerSchool that my first responsibility is to complete my mission." "The second is to protect myteam." "Ifl cannot do both, I will complete my mission." "You think being a Ranger and RangerSchool's the same thing, son?" "What ifl told you, because ofyour mind-set, you're out ofSelection?" "Since that's whatyou're telling me, then fine." "I'm out." "[Static Crackling]" "[ Garbled Voices ]" "[ Garbled Voices ]" "Ilona." "Ilona!" "Ilona, we're leaving." "I built a radio receiver." "I picked up a local radio signal." " You said stay here." "Itwas best idea." " Yes, yes." "It usually is, unless you knowwhich wayto go." "All right." "Now I have to moveyou, okay?" "So... putyour arms around my neck." " I can't." " Hold on." " [ Grunting ] - [ Whimpering ]" "I know." "[ Grunting, Screams ]" "[ Grunts, Panting ]" "Okay." "Hereyou go." "I don't understand." "It wasn'tyourfault." " But they can still charge me with contributory negligence." " Which is ridiculous." " Not to the army." "Well, I wouldn't stand for it." "This is completely unfair." "A man is dead, Kim." "Trytelling his wife how unfair it all is." "Look, I'm not trying to be callous... butyou did everything you were supposed to do to save him." " That's irrelevant." " And look how they madeyou doubtyourself." "The truth is, theykilledhim bywhat theyput him through." " Perhaps." " There's no perhaps about it." "Would you do anything differently now?" "I" "No." "Well, in that case, ifthis is something you still care about, go back and fight." "Fight to be reinstated." "What's on your mind?" " I've been screwed over, and I thinkyou know it." " Do I?" "I left Sergeant Pruitt to finish my task and- and to go for help." "Would I have let him die had a real mission been on the line?" "You're damn right I would've because that's what I was trained to do." "But the circumstances were different." "I left Pruitt to aid him." "Sowhat?" "You want a medal for good intentions?" "I wantyou to speakwith Colonel Ran to reinstate me back into Selection." "Hate to break it toyou, son, but Selection is over." "Then I think someone owes me an apology." "How long you been in the army, boy?" "Hey, Mack." "Sergeant Brown here wants an apologyforbeing mistreated." "Okay." "Sorryyou were mistreated." "Feel betternow?" "This ain't no book club, Brown." "Ifyou want to be coddled and petted, you better go home and seeyourwife." " How did he die?" " Who?" " Pruitt." " Oh, you want to know how Pruitt died." "Infection?" "Kidney failure?" "Heart attack?" "Because when I left him, he had a broken leg... maybe." "How did he die?" " He didn't die." " What?" "Hewas discharged from the hospital yesterday." "He's back at Fort Benning now." "You lied to me?" "Well, yeah." "You let me feel personally responsible?" "How 'bout that?" "Does that makeyou sad?" "Ourjob is to makeyou fail." "Onlythe few that get by us are fit to be in the Unit." "You think I'm gonna put my life in the hands ofsomeone I can outsmart... someone who's gonna fold when things geta little dicey?" "How many got in?" "I don't think that's any ofyour concern." "Four." "Can you tell me who?" "You got that list ofthose we're supposed to notify?" " Gruninger." " Gruninger?" "I ran laps around him." " He listened to Colonel Ran." "You didn't." " Colonel Ran?" "What" "What did Colonel Ran say?" ""What ifl told you, because ofyour mind-set, you were out ofSel"" "It was a question." "[ Chuckles ]" "It was a question, not a statement." "I took myself out." "Oh, is thatwhatyou did?" "Mmm." "No one accepted mywithdrawal." "No one said itwas accepted, and" " And I completed the course, so" " I'm listening." "So IjustpassedSelection?" "You have now." "Welcome to the Unit." "[ Panting ]" "[ Grunting ]" "[ Static Crackling ]" "[ Man Singing ]" "[ Shivering ]" "Ilona?" "Ilona." "[ Grunting ]" "[Woman Crying]" "[ Crying Continues]" "[ Sniffles]" "I'm sorry." "You're too late." " Too late?" " Bob's gone." "Honey, I'm right" " I'm right here." "Hewas in the Unit, you know." "They're giving him a special award." " Why?" " For showing such bravery before he died." " But" " And you knowwhat the hardest thing is?" "This... terrible thought... that I" " I can't get out of my head- is I know Bob didn't want to come home... because he always got... whatever he wanted." " No, Kim." " [ Crying ]" "Kim." "No, don't." "Don't cry, please." "Please don't cry." "[Wind Whistling]" "[ Grunts ]" "[ Grunting ]" "Ilona." "Ilona?" "[ Grunts ]" "Ilona." "[ Gasps ]" "[CallAndResponse ]" "[Singing Ends ]"