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The film is based on Doug Stanton's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers, which tells the story of U.S. Army Special Forces sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11 attacks and up to the fall of Mazar-i-Sharif.
- 5th Special Forces Group
The 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (5th SFG (A), 5th...
- Abdul Rashid Dostum
Massoud and Dostum's forces joined to defend Kabul against...
- 5th Special Forces Group
Jan 18, 2018 · A 12-man team from Fort Campbell's 5th Special Forces Group and its mission on horseback in northern Afghanistan inspired this new action film.
Jan 19, 2018 · 12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban. Director. Nicolai Fuglsig. Writers. Ted Tally. Peter Craig. Doug Stanton. Stars. Chris Hemsworth. Michael Shannon. Michael Peña.
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- Action, Drama, History
- Nicolai Fuglsig
- 2018-01-19
Jan 19, 2018 · The movie “12 Strong” tells the harrowing story of the first U.S. Special Forces mission in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Read on for an Army.mil exclusive feature story that recounts the true events of the Green Berets’ first mission in Afghanistan.
Jan 19, 2018 · “12 Strong” is based on the TRUE story, of a 12-man team sent to Afghanistan mere WEEKS after 9/11. We sat down and talked with the two, real life, ex-special forces, whom the lead characters are based on, Bob Pennington and Mark Nutsch.
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Jan 27, 2018 · In the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, there were three key stories that described the resolve of the American people, according to retired Lt. Gen. John F. Mulholland.
Based on the screenplay from Ted Tally (“The Silence of the Lambs”) and Peter Craig (“The Town”)—itself inspired by Doug Stanton’s book “Horse Soldiers: The Extraordinary Story of a Band of U.S. Soldiers Who Rode to Victory in Afghanistan”—“12 Strong” eventually feels overlong and repetitive. And the impressive line-up of ...
