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May 23, 2023 · Mitchell LaFortune is a former 82nd Airborne soldier and CIA operative who wrote 'Kandahar', a movie starring Gerard Butler as a CIA agent in Afghanistan. The film is based on his personal experiences and his love letter to the Afghan people and allies.
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Jun 20, 2023 · Tom Harris is partially based on a real person. Written by former army man Mitchell LaFortune, ‘Kandahar’ is based on LaFortune’s experiences during his deployment to Afghanistan. As such, LaFortune’s life experiences, personality traits, and quirks make up the foundation for Tom Harris’s character.
Kandahar, titled Mission Kandahar in Canada, is a 2023 American spy action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Mitchell LaFortune.
Dec 2, 2023 · Kandahar is an action thriller starring Gerard Butler as a CIA agent and his Afghan interpreter, loosely inspired by the true story of former military intelligence officer Mitchell LaFortune. LaFortune wrote a spec script based on his deployments in western Afghanistan, where he met a real-life translator who became the character of Mo in the film.
LaFortune, who wrote Gerard Butler's Kandahar and other action films, is a former Defense Intelligence Agency officer with multiple deployments to Afghanistan. He has signed with APA, one of the few agencies able to represent writers during the WGA strike.
May 26, 2023 · Kandahar: Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. With Tom Rhys Harries, Farhad Bagheri, Gerard Butler, Mitchell LaFortune. A CIA operative and his translator flee from special forces in Afghanistan after exposing a covert mission.
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Mitchell LaFortune, a Maine native, came from a long line of service. “My grandfather is a World War II veteran and served in the Pacific theater. He was one of those guys who joined before legally being able to. He was 15 or 16 and lied about his age to serve his country,” he shared.
