The Siege of Jadotville
Rating: 7.3/23302 Plot Summary:
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?
Director: Richie Smyth
Running time: 1h 48min
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Thriller, War
Release date: 7 October 2016 (Sweden)
Cast: Richard Lukunku, Danny Sapani, Andrew Stock, Mark Strong, Jamie Dornan, Fionn O'Shea, Sam Keeley, Ronan Raftery, Mike Noble, Jason O'Mara, Fiona Glascott, Melissa Haiden, Jordan Mifsud, Conor Quinlan
