Special Forces (2011)
Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
2011 · R · 1h 49m · Action, Drama, War
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her.
Director: Stéphane Rybojad
Writers: Stéphane Rybojad
Music by: Xavier Berthelot
Cinematography: David Jankowski
Editor: Erwan Pecher, Stéphane Rybojad
Box office: $3M · Budget: $10M · Rated 6.7/10 by 639 viewers
Cast
Diane Kruger as Elsa CasanovaDjimon Hounsou as Commander KovaxBenoît Magimel as Captain 'Tic-Tac 'Denis Ménochet as Captain LucasRaphaël Personnaz as Elias, sniperAlain Figlarz as VictorAlain Alivon as MariusMehdi Nebbou as Amin, Elsa's guideRaz Degan as Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takersTchéky Karyo as Admiral GuezennecMorjana Alaoui as MaïnaDidier Flamand as Jacques BeauregardMore like this
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