The Irish army's forgotten battle
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
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- Renoon TMDB · Dec 20168/10
**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, this is not to be missed. First of all it was not a World War II film. It was about the cold war, and its consequences, that's too far from the land those who are involved. It sets in the Congo basin in the early 60s, when the Irish army arrived representing the UN, the Katangese forces charged them from all the corner. With the limited resources, how these inexperienced men fought against the outnumbered opponents is what this film revealed. Truly a thrilling film is it. The Non-Aligned Nations' forces like from India and Sweden for UN peacekeeping mission who were present around at the time, cou
Read the whole review on TMDB - GenerationofSwineon TMDB · Jan 202310/10
Wow, it has the dude from Fifty Shades in it and he's actually acting. It's honestly not a bad little film and that is saying a lot given that it has a small little budget doesn't it? They should really call it "Siege of Courage" because really it's about valor and nothing more, but it's about valor in a very muted and believable way. And, as I said, Christian Grey can actually act. And they did a GREAT job with a shoe-string budget. There should be more movies like this, it's a great example of how to make a good movie with no real money. It succeeds in every way.
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Cast
- Jamie DornanPat Quinlan
- Guillaume CanetRene Faulques
- Mark StrongConor Cruise O'Brien
- Jason O'MaraSgt. Jack Prendergast
- Michael McElhattonGeneral McEntee
- Mikael PersbrandtDag Hammarskjold
- Danny SapaniMoise Tshombe
- Fionn O'SheaWilliam Reidy
- Fiona GlascottCarmel Quinlan
- Emmanuelle SeignerMadame LaFontagne
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- Richie SmythDirector
- Kevin BrodbinWriter
- Declan PowerNovel
- Nikolaus SummererDirector of Photography
- Joseph TrapaneseOriginal Music Composer
- Alex MackieEditor
- Kevin BrodbinProducer
- Richie SmythProducer
- Ted SarandosProducer
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