It’s been only 2½ months since the last U.S. soldier left Afghanistan after a grueling two-decade war. Yet, perhaps sensing an opportunity to profit from the global attention garnered by the U.S.

Nick Stahl is Luke, a reporter crestfallen when his story about an out-of-control Canadian sniper is suppressed by his newspaper. Determined to bring the story to light, he and sidekick Tom (Nicolas ...