Special Forces | Forces spéciales
Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Budget: $10,000,000 | Revenue : $3,424,648
Runtime: 109 minutes
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Diane Kruger
Played Elsa Casanova
Djimon Hounsou
Played Commander Kovax
Benoît Magimel
Played Captain 'Tic-Tac '
Denis Ménochet
Played Captain Lucas
Raphaël Personnaz
Played Elias, sniper
Alain Figlarz
Played Victor
Alain Alivon
Played Marius
Mehdi Nebbou
Played Amin, Elsa's guide
Raz Degan
Played Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers
Tchéky Karyo
Played Admiral Guezennec
Morjana Alaoui
Played Maïna
Didier Flamand
Played Jacques Beauregard
Jacques Gallo
Played The 'Pacha'
Bernard Allouf
Played President of the Republic
Marine Faure
Played Prime Minister
Eric Soubelet
Played Patron De La Duse
Jean-Paul Dubois
Played Defense Minister
Antoine Blanquefort
Played Minister of Foreign Affairs
Laurent Claret
Played Chief of Staff of the President
Jeanne Bournaud
Played Alex
Isabelle Vitari
Played Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend
Anne Caillon
Played Jeanne, wife of Kovax
Nurullo Abdullayev
Played Mullah Zukhan
Denis Braccini
Played Serbian war criminal
Gregory Fromentin
Played Salemani
Elsa Levy
Played Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa
Matthias Van Khache
Played Richard
Séverin Bavarel
Played Journalist
Stéphanie Brongniart
Played Journalist
Olivier Pierre Richard
Played Journalist
Alexandre Brik
Played Journalist
Eric Kailey
Played Barbecue Guy
Fabrice Laroche-Joubert
Played Barbecue Guy
Julie Baronnie
Played Guest (uncredited)
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