mournblade-56441
Another brilliant production from Netflix, they are certainly flying high right now - great production, writing and acting. This is, at its core, a superb combat movie and even more interesting in that respect because equipment wise things hadn't really moved on from WWII. The alternate story is one of self serving, self aggrandizing politicians - the antecedents of those we see everywhere today. These miserable cretins were willing to sacrifice good men for a stated reason of avoiding world war - of course this is BS as it always is, the careers of these rat like parasitical creatures go from strength to strength (and wealth to more wealth) while honorable servicemen are left to languish. You are left amazed at how little ever changes - and I doubt it ever will.
sydneyswesternsuburbs
Director Richie Smyth has created a gem in The Siege of Jadotville.Starring Jamie Dorman.Also starring Mark Strong who has been in other classic flicks, Grimsby 2016, Zero Dark Thirty 2012, Kick-Ass 2010, RocknRolla 2008, Tristan + Isolde 2006, Revolver 2005 and another classic political flick, Body of Lies 2008.Also starring Michael McElhatton who has also been in other classic TV series, Game of Thrones 2012-2017 and Strike Back 2010-2017.I enjoyed the action and violence.If you enjoyed this as much as I did then check out other classic political flicks, The Berlin File 2013, Hawke 2010, Bushwick 2017 and The Suspect 2013.
kosmasp
So he can act, may be one of the things some people might say after watching this. But it would unfair judging someone just by one movie they did (I have only seen the first 50 shades movie so far). So in company of some really good actors and in battle portraying a real incident/event from the past, he succeeds to convey more emotion than in a movie that is supposed to be about emotions/feelings.But let's stay with this, and its politics. Sometimes you find yourself being a pawn for someone else and not really being able to go anywhere else. So only thing/way to go is forward. And that's what this movie is about (and courage), amidst one of the worst situations you can find yourself imprisoned in. Since this is war, there is violence of course, and there will be almost unbelievable situations. But this actually happened (more or less), which makes it even more powerful
david-fernandez
Set in the 1960s a 150 strong and very green U.N. Irish regiment holds off a Congo / French mercenary military force which is 20 times their number defending a remote radio station camp.This actually did happen and there was U.N. political incompetence and U.N. political tragedy after the president of the Congo was assassinated for nationalising the mineral rich Cobalt and Uranium mines in the area which paid mercenaries and the new corrupt president and his army vowed to defend for the companies and keep them as private entities.These Irish soldiers were seriously left to die almost by the U.N. in a political game which saw them face impossible odds and in the face of adversity they showed immense bravery. The movie ends in a rather sombre mood which makes us realise that there is often more honour amongst soldiers than there is with politicians.
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