“Bunker Hill” - An Intelligent Film

I rarely write on this blog about a motion picture that I have seen.  In fact, this is the first film review I have ever written, and I am not skilled at such things.  But I know what I like, and Bunker Hill deserves great praise as a courageous and realistic film.  Bunker Hill is a highly relevant, timely and meaningful motion picture for the times we live in, and I highly recommend it.

Bunker Hill is a new independent feature film from infinitely talented and noted director Kevin Willmott (left in the photo with me at the screening in Washington, DC), who is based in Lawrence, Kansas.  Bunker Hill is now making the rounds nationwide of film festivals and screenings.

The film stars Emmy and Peabody Award winner James McDaniel (NYPD Blue, Sunshine State); Saeed Jaffrey the legendary actor from India who has starred in more than 150 films including Gandhi, Passage to India, My Beautiful Launderette and The Man Who Would Be King; and Laura Kirk, star and co-writer of the acclaimed feature film “Lisa Picard Is Famous,” which premiered at The Cannes Film Festival.

Bunker Hill is the story of a former Wall Street executive who leaves prison after 9-11 and heads for the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas, where his ex-wife and their children have started a new life. Soon after he arrives, an apparent massive terrorist attack against America darkens the town. Cut off from the world, the town’s militant past is reawakened and forces coalesce to protect citizens from an unseen enemy. The town’s fear leads to the creation of a posse of gunmen, torture, illegal searches and eventually, murder.

Look beyond what seems like a lot of violence (actually not much at that) to the honest and raw realness of Bunker Hill.  It is a film not to be missed.