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The Siege of Jadotville (2016)

09/19/2016War, Drama, Thriller1h 48m
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The Irish army's forgotten battle

Overview

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Jamie Dornan

    Pat Quinlan

  2. Cast 1

    Guillaume Canet

    Rene Faulques

  3. Cast 1

    Mark Strong

    Conor Cruise O'Brien

  4. Cast 1

    Jason O'Mara

    Sgt. Jack Prendergast

  5. Cast 1

    Michael McElhatton

    General McEntee

  6. Cast 1

    Mikael Persbrandt

    Dag Hammarskjold

  7. Cast 1

    Danny Sapani

    Moise Tshombe

  8. Cast 1

    Fionn O'Shea

    William Reidy

  9. Cast 1

    Fiona Glascott

    Carmel Quinlan

**The Irish entry to the modern warfare.** The Irish war film based on the book of the same name, which was originally inspired by the real battle of the Irish army during the UN's peacekeeping mission in the central Africa. Directed by a first timer and a well done job. I have seen lots of Irish film, but this was like I have never seen one before. Obviously, for being a war themed film about their first battle ever in the modern world. Between the start and the end, everything happened so quickly. You will love it if you like fast paced narration. Particularly if you are a war film fan, t...

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Original LanguageEnglish 

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