Manticore (2005)

Director
Tripp Reed

Main cast
Robert Beltran; Jeff Fahey; Chase Masterson; Heather Donahue; Faran Tahir

Genres
Fantasy, Horror, Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi

Description
Commandos in Iraq looking for terrorists find a man-eating monster instead.


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