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12 Strong

12 Strong

6,4 /10 (3,194 Votes)
2018 EN 130 min

Overview

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

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Release date

18/01/2018

Votes

3,194

Popularity

5.0

The declassified true story of the horse soldiers

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

130 min

Budget

$35,000,000

Revenue

$67,450,815

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth

Mitch Nelson

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Hal Spencer

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Sam Diller

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

General Dostum

Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes

Ben Milo

Geoff Stults

Geoff Stults

Sean Coffers

Thad Luckinbill

Thad Luckinbill

Vern Michaels

Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell

Fred Falls

Ben O'Toole

Ben O'Toole

Scott Black

Jack Kesy

Jack Kesy

Charles Jones

Fahim Fazli

Fahim Fazli

Commander Khaled

Austin Hébert

Austin Hébert

Pat Essex

Kenny Sheard

Kenny Sheard

Bill Bennett

Elsa Pataky

Elsa Pataky

Jean Nelson

Yousuf Azami

Yousuf Azami

Captain

Taylor Sheridan

Taylor Sheridan

Brian

William Fichtner

William Fichtner

Colonel Mulholland

Rob Riggle

Rob Riggle

Max Bowers

Yasmine Aker

Yasmine Aker

Teacher

Marie Wagenman

Marie Wagenman

Maddy Nelson

Kevin Kent

Kevin Kent

555 Soldier

Lauren Chavez-Myers

Lauren Chavez-Myers

Lisa Diller

Seth Adkins

Seth Adkins

Josh

Allison Gabriel

Allison Gabriel

Marcha Spencer

Mustafa Haidari

Mustafa Haidari

Taliban Fighter

Shawn Lecrone

Shawn Lecrone

Northern Alliance Soldier / Dostum Flank

No photo

Frank Powers

SF Civilian

Martin Palmer

Martin Palmer

Northern Alliance Soldier

Laith Nakli

Laith Nakli

Ahmed Lal

J. Nathan Simmons

J. Nathan Simmons

Villiage Elder

Veronica Díaz-Carranza

Veronica Díaz-Carranza

Henriques

Peter Karas

Peter Karas

Habib

Ali Olomi

Ali Olomi

Afghan Man

Shvan Aladdin

Shvan Aladdin

Al Qaeda Fighter

Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller

Jackson

No photo

Tim Aydelott

Special Forces First Sargent

Matthew Van Wettering

Matthew Van Wettering

Desk Sargent

James Joseph Pulido

James Joseph Pulido

Newmark

Shawn Sarmeidani

Shawn Sarmeidani

Dostum's Bodyguard

Anouar H. Smaine

Anouar H. Smaine

Taliban Fighter

Nour Bitar

Nour Bitar

Afghany Mother

Edward Butron

Edward Butron

Taliban / New Alliance

Christian Pedersen

Christian Pedersen

SF Soldier

Arshia Mandavi

Arshia Mandavi

Najeeb

Nate Boyer

Nate Boyer

Captain Nosorog

No photo

Adrian Luna

Taliban Soldier

Benjamin Poe

Benjamin Poe

Special Forces Captain

Perla Daoud

Perla Daoud

Afghani Girl

No photo

Michael E. Stogner

Village Elder (uncredited)

Lawrence Gilligan

Lawrence Gilligan

Taliban Soldier

No photo

Tommy Truex

Chinook Pilot

Jay Moore

Jay Moore

Special Forces Captain (uncredited)

Sofia Chicorelli Serna

Sofia Chicorelli Serna

Crying Afghan Girl #1

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Gimly

Gimly

2018-06-26

⭐ 5

Not really my sort of thing, but I can't go so far as to say that it's "bad". It's a little formulaic and it's a lot American patriotic (ironic given that the star is Australian), but it's... I guess "professional" is the word that best suits it? I wouldn't begrudge the target market for enjoying _12 Strong_ is what I'm saying. _Final rating:★★½ - Not quite for me, but I definitely get the appeal._

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AstroNoud

AstroNoud

2022-01-15

⭐ 8

In every aspect a decent war film with a story worth telling. Too bad the cast doesn’t get to shine enough, but the technical aspect, the score and the fact that it's based on a true story still make ‘12 Strong’ worth a watch or two. 8/10

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2022-09-07

⭐ 1

It’s a bitter irony that 12 Strong was released only three years before Kabul fell faster than Kevin Spacey’s career. Then again, this movie has as much to do with the war in Afghanistan as the Arab uprising has to do with Lawrence of Arabia — which is exactly where director Nicolai Fuglsig and screenwriters Ted Tally and Peter Craig seem to have gotten their idea of General Dostum (Navid Negahban), whom they have filtered through George C. Scott's Patton, and given a Historical Hero Upgrade. Generally speaking, the film lives in its very own fantasy world. Granted, most movies take liberti…

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