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Special Forces
Special Forces

Special Forces

Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.

Genres

ActionDramaWar

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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. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This strong, independent woman and these men of duty are thrown together and forced to confront situations of great danger that inextricably bind them – emotionally, violently and intimately.

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Budget

$10000000

Revenue

$3424648

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

109 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

02 November 2011

Country

France

Cast

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger

Elsa Casanova

Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou

Commander Kovax

Benoît Magimel

Benoît Magimel

Captain 'Tic-Tac '

Denis Ménochet

Denis Ménochet

Captain Lucas

Raphaël Personnaz

Raphaël Personnaz

Elias, sniper

Alain Figlarz

Alain Figlarz

Victor

Alain Alivon

Alain Alivon

Marius

Mehdi Nebbou

Mehdi Nebbou

Amin, Elsa's guide

Raz Degan

Raz Degan

Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers

Tchéky Karyo

Tchéky Karyo

Admiral Guezennec

Morjana Alaoui

Morjana Alaoui

Maïna

Didier Flamand

Didier Flamand

Jacques Beauregard

Jacques Gallo

Jacques Gallo

The 'Pacha'

Bernard Allouf

Bernard Allouf

President of the Republic

Marine Faure

Marine Faure

Prime Minister

Eric Soubelet

Eric Soubelet

Patron De La Duse

Jean-Paul Dubois

Jean-Paul Dubois

Defense Minister

Antoine Blanquefort

Antoine Blanquefort

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Laurent Claret

Laurent Claret

Chief of Staff of the President

Jeanne Bournaud

Jeanne Bournaud

Alex

Isabelle Vitari

Isabelle Vitari

Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend

Anne Caillon

Anne Caillon

Jeanne, wife of Kovax

Nurullo Abdullayev

Nurullo Abdullayev

Mullah Zukhan

Denis Braccini

Denis Braccini

Serbian war criminal

Gregory Fromentin

Gregory Fromentin

Salemani

Elsa Levy

Elsa Levy

Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa

Matthias Van Khache

Matthias Van Khache

Richard

Séverin Bavarel

Séverin Bavarel

Journalist

Stéphanie Brongniart

Stéphanie Brongniart

Journalist

Olivier Pierre Richard

Olivier Pierre Richard

Journalist

Alexandre Brik

Alexandre Brik

Journalist

Eric Kailey

Eric Kailey

Barbecue Guy

Fabrice Laroche-Joubert

Fabrice Laroche-Joubert

Barbecue Guy

Julie Baronnie

Julie Baronnie

Guest (uncredited)

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