The Siege of Jadotville (2016)

⭐ IMDb: 7.2/10

🎬 Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
πŸ—£οΈ Language: English, Irish, French, Spanish
🌍 Country: Ireland, South Africa
πŸ“… Released: 07 Oct 2016
⏱️ Runtime: 108 min
πŸ•“ Duration: 01 Hours 48 Minutes

🎬 Director: Richie Smyth

✍️ Writer: Kevin Brodbin, Declan Power

🎭 Cast: Jamie Dornan, Emmanuelle Seigner, Mark Strong

πŸ“– Storyline

In 1961, the UN sends an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quinlan to Katanga, in Congo, to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war. Meanwhile the UN advisor Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien launches a military attack named Operation Morthor against the French and Belgian mercenaries. Soon there is a reprisal from the mercenaries and Quinlan and his men are left under siege by a huge number of Katangese and mercenary troops. Will the Irish soldiers resist the attack?

The Siege of Jadotville