Film

Special Forces

2011 · 1h 49m · Action · Drama · War

Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.

IMDb

6.3

Rotten Tomatoes

8%

Metacritic

37

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.

Diane Kruger

Elsa Casanova

Djimon Hounsou

Commander Kovax

Benoît Magimel

Captain 'Tic-Tac '

Denis Ménochet

Captain Lucas

Raphaël Personnaz

Elias, sniper

Alain Figlarz

Victor

Alain Alivon

Marius

Mehdi Nebbou

Amin, Elsa's guide

Raz Degan

Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers

Tchéky Karyo

Admiral Guezennec

Morjana Alaoui

Maïna

Didier Flamand

Jacques Beauregard

Jacques Gallo

The 'Pacha'

Bernard Allouf

President of the Republic

Marine Faure

Prime Minister

Eric Soubelet

Patron De La Duse

• Stéphane RybojadDirector · Editor · Writer
• Benoit PonsailléProducer
• Thierry MarroProducer
• David JankowskiDirector of Photography
• Xavier BerthelotOriginal Music Composer
• Erwan PecherEditor
• Juliette MénagerCasting

Special Forces Official Trailer

Release date

November 2, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$3,424,648

Genres

Action, Drama, War

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