Special forces 2011 the main reason to see this movie is to get a look at a french parallel to american war movies set in afghanistan. Second trailer for special forces in afghanistan action film. Slick and pacey, this military thriller feels contrived as it ramps up the drama, but it has a terrific cast and a vivid sense of violent peril and political. European war correspondent elsa casanova is taken hostage by the taliban.
In 1976, an air france airplane carrying 250 passengers to paris from tel. Special forces, directed by stephane rybojad the new york times. Brought to the screen by newcomer nicolai fuglsig, 12 strong. Everything you need to know about special forces movie 2012. The french president then assigns an elite special forces team to rescue the journalist by any means necessary. Reported by tamer elghobashy, maria abihabib, and benoit faucon, the journals may 30, 2017 article says that french special forces have for months enlisted iraqi soldiers to. It is considered it a very unrealistic film except its based on a true story. Special operations command is the organisation which coordinates the use of the french special forces of all military branches army, navy, and air force.
This is the true story behind swedens most notorious gangster. Special forces aka forces speciales 2011 french special forces. R idley scotts black hawk down, the true story of army rangers and delta force stuck into a daylong firefight with the entire city of mogadishu, somalia, is one of the best action war movies ever filmed. Ill focus here on what i feel are good films based on true stories.
Dec 20, 2019 the true history behind the 1917 movie a story shared by director sam mendes grandfather, a veteran of the western front, inspired the new world war i film. Watchmojo counts down ten real military operations depicted in film. Aug 17, 2016 we are fortunate to have some pretty good special operations forces based movies available to us in recent years alas, there are some real turds out there as well. Jul 22, 2011 welcome to our list of 10 awesome special forces movies. Be they military, naval, police or other, special forces have always had a special place in cinema for men. Many of the them used french revolver called the manurhin mr73 and as a backup they used s. With diane kruger, djimon hounsou, benoit magimel, denis menochet. Jan 17, 2018 from operation desert shield, to scud alley, to embassy siege, these true life events were translated to the big screen. Movies and tv shows that focus on military specops navy seals, delta force, marine force recon, british sas, etc. Bruce willis leads a special ops team in wartorn africa to save refugees from an evil. Jan 17, 2018 the movie based on the special forces team who rode through afghanistan on horseback to take down the taliban in late 2001 stars chris hemsworth, best known for playing thor. Just the quality of the filmmaking was something to see. In 1976, an air france airplane carrying 250 passengers to paris from tel aviv was hijacked by terrorists.
This movie vividly and realistically captures the life of french special forces. The movies based on true stories database by traciy curryreyes was the first to compile a list of movies based on true stories and was the first site to coin the term movies based on. Special forces is an allout action film following a french special forces team. Director stephane rybojad, previously known for his work with french television documentaries, makes his fictional feature debut with special forces, a superfluous, timely message movie that flails itself at us with a generous amount of humanitarian wellmeaning and poorly orchestrated combat sequences before devolving precariously into a survival of. They used to be cool and all over tv, but only since supposedly seal team 6 capped osama, they are back in talks to grace your local celluloid screen. A little too quickly, the special forces unit locate elsa and rescue her. Special forces sent to afghanistan after the september 11, 2001 attacks is told in theaters this weekend. Military truestory, looking on par with lone survivor for talent and visuals. French filmmaker stephane rybojad told fox411s pop tarts column he was going for an accurate depiction of a war zone while capturing the essence of the comradery among the special forces soldiers. Such a pity 6 days based on the sas siege of the iranian embassy wasnt this good. Rafe is so eager to fight that he joins englands air force command.
Chait dont miss out on new war movie and serie releases. Also accompanying him are agents with the german and italian special forces. The 12 strong true story reveals that they finally left kentucky on october 5, 2001. Special forces 2012 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. True story movies gained popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s with the production of movies based on actual events that first aired on cbs, abc, and nbc. Faced with her imminent execution, a special forces unit is d. Similar to ussocom, nld socom or uksf, cos was created on 24 june 1992, following the gulf war. The bythenumbers military thriller special forces has at least one.
Second trailer for special forces in afghanistan action. Against the ropes 2004 drama based on the life of american boxing manager jackie kallen, the first woman to become a success in the sport. Why the french special forces dont use famas assault rifle in this movie. In afghanistan, french journalist elsa and her colleague amen are covering the story of maina. Welcome to our list of 10 awesome special forces movies. An elite french military unit battles the taliban to rescue a kidnapped journalist. Its about a french special forces mission to rescue an american journalist held by the taliban in pakistan. Kabulbased french journalist elsa casanova diane kruger writes an article about. See more ideas about french foreign legion, special forces and french army. A french journalist in afghanistan is kidnapped by the taliban. Back at home, his girlfriend, evelyn finds comfort in arms of danny.
One of the alltime great final stand war films, where a small force is required to fight a much larger army. Originally, the special forces team, oda 595, was supposed to be in afghanistan on september 14, just three days after the attacks. This is the true story behind swedens most notorious gangster, clark olofsson, whose infamous crimes gave rise to the term stockholm syndrome. Jan 21, 2018 based on reallife historical events, the movie captures the story of two best friends who fall for the same girl. Special forces 2011 internet movie firearms database. There can never be a best story, so i am sharing those which were, in my opinion, simply amaz. No titles featuring army special forces made the list, however. The acting, filmmaking, scenery, and story line are all superb. I guess the world was not ready for a french foray into the american dominated subgenre of mindless special forces action. It was fought on 34 october 1993, in mogadishu, somalia, between forces of the united statessupported by unosom iiand somali militiamen loyal to the warlord mohamed farrah aidid. French special forces targeting french citizens fighting.
In stephane rybojads special forces, war correspondent elsa cassanova diane kruger is taken hostage by the taliban. Though some details of what the special narcotics prosecutor called a repugnant scheme are altered for the film, scafaria set out to be faithful. I have come across the following true stories through the dozens of biographies i have read on special operations forces and its operators. This movie vividly and realistically captures the life of french special forces fighting in afghanistan. Aug 11, 2017 in real life, special forces are the secretive groups of elite soldiers that carry out the most dangerous missions, these are their best portrayals in movies. In the below list are upcoming war movies and tvseries for the year 2019. However, at least 3 false starts delayed their deployment for almost a month. Army has to offer in this explosive action entry from u. Just as a movie, and not counting the true story, id rate it ahead of lone survivor or any iraqafghanistan movie. Special forces bluray widescreen and dvd widescreen, 2011, r for.
Sep 12, 2019 the true story behind the movie hustlers. Day of the rangers, also known as the black hawk down incident, was part of operation gothic serpent. Special forces is a 2011 french war adventure film directed by stephane rybojad and starring diane kruger, djimon hounsou, denis menochet, benoit magimel, mehdi nebbou, and tcheky karyo. Special forces is a 2011 french war adventure film directed by. Argunners magazine keeps you updated on new upcoming and most anticipated war movie, series and documentary releases of the year 2019. He went on location in france, djibouti, and tajikistan. However, the taliban leader leads a group of men to track down the special forces unit and elsa and kill them. Jan 27, 2018 soldiers recount true story behind 12 strong. This movie, however, does not focus on the suppression but rather on the true story of a group of villagers who hid in a cave for 60 days to escape military attack. A french female special forces agent must escort an albanian mafia boss to prison in this french movie.
Feb 25, 20 documentary filmmaker stephane rybojad makes his directorial debut with special forces, the first french film in over 40 years to depict a contemporary french war. Special forces movie trailer movie trailer hd youtube. Special forces is a really good adventurethrillerdrama about a team of french commandos sent into afghanistan to extract a kidnapped female journalist. A rolling stone reporter, embedded with the 1st recon marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the americanled assault. The alamo 2004 about the battle of the alamo during the texas revolution. The fate of an american hostage lies in the hands of the most skilled soldiers the u.
The french president, outraged over the kidnapping of a reporter. Cinevues amy wadsworth attested forces speciales to develop towards its end into an engaging survival story of devotion and solidarity. Jul 02, 2018 a group of childhood friendsjeremy renner, ed helms, jon hamm, hannibal buress, and jake johnsonengage in a neverending, crosscountry game of tag in this basedonatruestory comedy. Filmed on location in france, djibouti, and tajikistan, the film shows a group of elite french naval commandos on a desperate hostage rescue mission in the afghanistanpakistan. Special forces on dvd february 19, 20 starring diane kruger, djimon hounsou, denis menochet, benoit magimel. There are clear similarities, and even some borrowed cliches assuming the american movies created the clichesmostly from earlier war movies. We need to talk about kevin, oslo, august 31st, hugh jackman, back on broadway, wreckers, special forces, holy rollers. For the foot soldiers in the british garrison force, its a classic case of being forced to fight for a piece of land of little value for little other. The acting, film making, scenery, and story line are all superb. The best french movies to improve your understanding. Special forces 2003 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
The feature highlights rybojads true talent documentary filmmaking. Its packed with heartpounding action, searing human drama and a great story. We are fortunate to have some pretty good special operations forces based movies available to us in recent years alas, there are some real turds out there as well. In real life, special forces are the secretive groups of elite soldiers that carry out the most dangerous missions, these are their best portrayals in movies. France comes to the rescue in special forces the virginianpilot. A lot of quiet recon and then gripping gun battles lead into more of a survival trek to get the woman to safety.
The new commander of a navy underwater demolition teamnicknamed frogmenmust earn the respect of the men in his unit, who are still grieving over the death of their former commander and resentful of the new one. Dirk bogarde stars in this 1954 movie, based on a true story, about a group of sbs special boat section commandos on a mission to attack german airfields on the greek island of rhodes during world war 2. Nov 22, 2017 military true story, looking on par with lone survivor for talent and visuals. What are the best stories about special forces like. The true history behind the 1917 movie a story shared by director sam mendes grandfather, a veteran of the western front, inspired the new world war i film. Special forces 2012 journalist elsa casanova diane kruger is kidnapped by a warlord in afghanistan, and a group of elite french special forces soldiers are sent in to rescue her. Oct 10, 2012 rybojads fictional debut an empty husk. A group of childhood friendsjeremy renner, ed helms, jon hamm, hannibal buress, and jake johnsonengage in a neverending, crosscountry. Top 10 military operations hollywood got right youtube. The film was made in close cooperation with the special forces branch of the french.
Faced with her imminent execution, a special forces unit is dispatched to. This post contains spoilers for the movie 7 days in entebbe. They struggled with cold and hunger, surviving on jiseul potato in jeju dialect. I have trouble with movies that make us feel good by having the theme of this is what.
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