Special Forces (2011)
Original title: 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.
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Diane KrugerElsa Casanova
Djimon HounsouCommander Kovax
Benoît MagimelCaptain 'Tic-Tac '
Denis MénochetCaptain Lucas
Raphaël PersonnazElias, sniper
Alain AlivonMarius
Mehdi NebbouAmin, Elsa's guide
Alain FiglarzVictor
Raz DeganAhmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers
Tchéky KaryoAdmiral Guezennec
Morjana AlaouiMaïna
Didier FlamandJacques BeauregardKeywords
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What is Special Forces about?
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.
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Special Forces has a runtime of 109 minutes.
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