The film of the former Royal Marines debuts at Plymouth

The film created by the former Royal Marines soldier and by the participation of former Royal Marine soldiers will have its premiere in Plymouth this weekend.

Sunray: Fallen Soldier tells the story of a war veteran hunting for people responsible for the death of his daughter.

The film will be shown in the city on Friday 24 and Saturday, January 25, and both shows will include a session of questions and answers with the main actor and a former member of Royal Marine Tip Cullen.

He said that the film “was so good” to display in the city due to close military connections.

Cullen turned to acting after thirty years of service in the core as the mountain leader.

He said: “Many people involved in the project served or lived in the southwest, so to get to Plymouth everyman, I smile widely.

“For this to happen, a great effort of the community was put in, if we did not have such supporters we have, it would not have happened.”

According to the filmmakers, veterans were involved in the production, both on the screen and outside of it, who wanted to use the film to pay attention to the sacrifice of soldiers and the effects of post -traumatic stress.

“Our budget was so small that we relied to volunteers to a large extent, and when it came to shooting the scenes, with the great support we received, they wanted to get involved,” said Cullen.

“We had a full spectrum, not only Royal Marines, we are talking about veterans and serving people from armed services and blue lights.”

He said that the film, based on realistic Royal Marines exercises, “is very close to my heart”, and the story aroused “a lot of compassion and empathy” for the veterans involved in it.

“I wanted to become a storyteller,” said Cullen.

“Everything in the spotlight, service, as well as being an Irishman, everything is based on our stories and people, it is the foundation of human nature.

“It’s an old, difficult movie, but in its own way beautiful and perfectly matching being here.”

As part of the collection of money conducted in parallel with the production of the film, over 1500 pounds were collected for the ROCK2Recovery charity for veterans.