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Special Forces
Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
Action, Drama, War - 2011
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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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Rated:
R
Runtime:
109 min
Release date:
2 Nov 2011
Country:
FR
Languages:
French, English
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$3,424,648
Awards:
1 nomination.

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
If you turned the sound off and removed the subtitles, you might actually think you were watching an old Hollywood shoot-'em-up.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
12 Oct 2012
rotten:
"Special Forces" aims to inspire but ends up wallowing in melodrama.
– Andy Webster,
New York Times,
11 Oct 2012
rotten:
It's not only Americans who can make leaden, video game-style exercises in dumb war action.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct 2012
rotten:
An uneven effort ...
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
11 Oct 2012
rotten:
Could have been hilariously subversive if director Stephane Rybojad had pushed it further.
– Chris Packham,
Village Voice,
9 Oct 2012
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