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Oct 7, 2016 · Upcoming Movies and TV shows; Trivia & Rotten Tomatoes Podcast ... Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/08/24 Full Review Johannes S The Siege of Jadotville is a simple movie about ...
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The battle scenes alone make this solid and well-paced film...
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An Irish commander and his battalion of 150 men withstand a...
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Oct 7, 2016 · The Siege of Jadotville: Directed by Richie Smyth. With Jamie Dornan, Emmanuelle Seigner, Mark Strong, Mikael Persbrandt. 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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- Richie Smyth
- 2016-10-07
The Siege of Jadotville is a 2016 action-war film directed by Richie Smyth and written by Kevin Brodbin. An Irish-South African production, the film is based on Declan Power's book, The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle (2005), about an Irish Army unit's role in the titular Siege of Jadotville during the United Nations Operation in the Congo in September 1961, part of the ...
Oct 7, 2016 · Oct 12, 2016. Despite being largely quite cliche, The Siege of Jadotville is a thoroughly riveting war thriller that should provide action junkies and thrill seekers more than enough to chew on. However, beyond this, The Siege of Jadotville suffers from poor character development, iffy writing, and moments of sub-par acting.
As part of the larger Congo Crisis (1960–1964), the siege of Jadotville began on 13 September 1961, lasting for five days. While serving under the United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo, ONUC), a small contingent of the Irish Army's 35th Battalion, designated "A" Company, were besieged at the UN base near the mining town of Jadotville (modern-day Likasi ...
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