Synopsis
the Irish army's forgotten battle
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during in the early 1960s.
The Siege of Jadotville
2016 Directed by Richie Smyth
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Jamie Dornan Guillaume Canet Mark Strong Jason O'Mara Michael McElhatton Mikael Persbrandt Danny Sapani Fionn O'Shea Fiona Glascott Emmanuelle Seigner Conor Quinlan Sam Keeley Conor MacNeill Luc Van Gunderbeeck Jordan Mifsud Charlie Kelly Mike Noble Ronan Raftery Gérard Rudolf Ashish Gangapersad Richard Lukunku Andrew Stock
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Jadotville, Siege at Jadotville, El asedio de Jadotville, La battaglia di Jadotville, Belägringen av Jadotville
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Verblüffung Nr. 1: ich hatte noch nie etwas zuvor von dieser Schlacht im Kongo gehört oder gelesen.
Verblüffung Nr. 2: Da waren aber doch schon so einige Nationen und Staatsmänner involviert.
Verblüffung Nr. 3: Ist das der Tampon-Reißer aus "Fifty Shades of Grey"?
Verblüffung Nr. 4: Er ist es!
Verblüffung Nr. 5: Der kann ja doch was.
Verblüffung Nr. 6: Er sollte öfter Oberlippenbart tragen.
Erkenntnis Nr. 1: Ok, er guckt eigentlich ziemlich lang, ziemlich streng.
Erkenntnis Nr. 2: Mark Strong sollte seine Toupets lieber von dem Menschen anfertigen lassen, der ihm auch schon in "Body of Lies" die Haare gemacht hat.
Erkenntnis Nr. 3: Komm, als straighter Kriegsfilm-Happen zwischen "Die Wildgänse kommen" und "Black Hawk Down"-Vorstufe kann man sich…
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A surprisingly entertaining Film. Slowly but successful, Netflix getting better by any new Movie. A Movie about a War without USA in it, really refreshing. A good told Story about a Irish UN Company against a French multinational mercenary Army. A solid leading actor and a good watchable length. A little too hasty editing in a few scenes and the missing emotional binding to the supporting roles, makes the movie to an absolutely okay watch for the little hunger. For the big hunger I recommend Black Hawk Down.
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The rise in the popularity of Netflix and their now burgeoning "originals" platform has given us more than a few decent television shows and the odd interesting little film. The Siege of Jadotville is one such film, which has surprisingly high production values, and an intriguing, if slightly obscure historical event which had been conveniently forgotten and lost in the annals of time.
In 1961 the Cold War was at its height and the arms race was taking shape. The minerals from the mines in the Belgian Congo were of critical importance to both the superpowers, and when the democratically elected Prime Minster of the country was assassinated, the stakes grew considerably greater as the UN became involved in trying… -
While nothing special, this was a pretty decent war film. Some tense and well shot action. Jamie Dornan continues to get his reputation to "credible" after the Fifty Shades nonsense, and he's alright. A lot of underdeveloped characters, some not so great performances and cliche war stuff, but it was a fairly entertaining siege thriller.
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A satisfying and convincing war film starring Jamie Dornan and Mark Strong about the little-known "Siege of Jadotville", a battle in the 1961 where brave Irish UN Peacekeepers held their ground against Congolese soldiers being lead by Belgian and French mercenaries.
Despite my low(ish) rating, I actually still overall enjoyed this film. Director Richie Smyth and crew actually construct a rather competent war film with some very strong and eye-catching action scenes. I think this is without a doubt the films greatest strength; the violence and fighting on screen feels thoroughly convincing and brutal, each gunshot and explosion feels impactful, and each character decision feels relevant. The action set-pieces and choreography overall are considerably well-done considering the films…
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The Siege of Jadotville is another fine brick in an increasingly solid wall of Netflix originals. Jamie Dornan and his fellow actors deliver strong performances, making you feel the frustration and despair along with the soldiers under siege, especially because it's based on a true event.
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Focusing on a little known battle involving the Irish UN peacekeepers, Siege of Jadotville soundly recreates the scene and tells the story well. Both the cast and the action deliver in their aspects.
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A by-the-mills war film, The Siege of Jadotville does it's job by telling a fairly unknown battle in Cold-War history but doesn't have anyhting to it more then the well-made battle scenes. The acting is standard as really the only notable performance is that of Jamie Doran who does a fine job as the Irish commandant, nothing special. The film also tries to add in a theme of government-blundering with the United Nations unable to send aid to these men surrounded on all sides as they themselves are trying to take land in the State of Katanga due to the uranium mines that can be used for nuclear arms. This theme of poor government didn't really grab my attention due…
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"I see a lot of dead men here. None of them are mine."
I'd never heard of the battle of Jadotville until I came across this movie on Netflix. I'm glad I did.
Though it's no Saving Private Ryan, or Black Hawk Down, The Siege of Jadotville is still a decent war film and/or history lesson. It seems to have followed the details of the actual battle almost to a T, taking very few artistic liberties.
Jamie Dornan gives a strong performance as Commandant Quinlan, and the battle scenes are well shot, albeit lacking the visceral quality of some other war movies.
There is one thing that makes it stumble a bit, and that's in its attempt to properly mix… -
O filme é mais emocionante que bem feito. As cenas de tiroteio nunca parecem completas e, a partir do meio, o filme experimenta um número maior de repetições do que deveria. Mas as atuações são boas, a carga emocional nunca é esquecida e a história dos soldados irlandeses que resistem a uma onda gigantesca de mercenários no Congo cumpre bem seu papel.
O filme entretém, emociona e transmite sua mensagem. Só não espere um filmaço de guerra.
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Another example of poor men fighting in the richmen’s war.
Personally a better film than Saving Private Ryan (I’m sure many would disagree but Tom Hanks’ acting is not for everyone.)
The Fifty Shades actor James Dornan’s acting looks like how a normal person would act and he did a rather tremendous job.However there were a few lines he went off the fake Irish accent and went full on American. But well that’s excusable I suppose.
The color grading of this film is okay for the most part of the film except for the scenes of explosions and such. It seems as if they have failed to work with the special effects harmoniously. It was over graded.
And some of the explosions looked like fireworks and that takes a massive hit compared to the perfectly executed war scenes of Saving Private Ryan.
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Bonito ver a Jamie, actuando en una pelicula de verdad. Entretenida, buena secuencias de accion.
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