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.

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.

Ignored this on Netflix forever, but it's actually better than I assumed it would be.

The true story of Irish soldiers stationed in Africa by the United Nations who have to unexpectedly defend their post from mercenaries. There's a fair bit of tension once the bullets fly, by then you've come to care about these characters.

Worth a watch, seems underappreciated so far.

Why is there a Wilhelm scream after a guy gets shot in the head?

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.

"You know what movie I want to remake? Zulu."
"Uh, that's a little problematic these days."
"What if I throw in some stuff about greedy Belgian mining companies and the UN to make it socially conscious."
"That should work. After all, we must honor the literal only instance of Irish military heroism."

1961. USA and USSR locked in a Cold War. The Congo in Africa has mines rich with minerals they both want. The UN chooses Irish troops for a peacekeeping mission on Jadotville. African soldiers hire French Leggionaires to overrun the Irish soldiers. A siege of hellfire rains on them, outnumbered and low on ammunition. Soldiers from different countries locked in deadly combat. It's a great war movie exclusively from Netflix. Jamie Dorman gives a fine performance as the natural leader and Irish soldier. Each attack is more deadly and desperate for the soldiers. A great movie about a conflict I didn't know anything about. Based on a true story.

I don't know if this completely makes up for Fifty Shades of Grey, but it's certainly a step in the right direction for Jamie Dornan. Although it never treads into any new territory from a cinematic perspective, The Siege of Jadotville adeptly sheds light on an event that merits recognition, succinctly telling this story of desperation and perseverance.

Considering it was his first feature film, Richie Smyth dun gud.

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Nice to see some Irish representation on the 'big screen', especially when it's a true story.

An interesting film that would have benefitted greatly from a more focused exploration of the relevant geopolitical and power struggles that created the dangerous situation for the inexperienced Irish troops. Instead, the focus lies heavily with several lengthy scenes of shootouts and men shouting things like 'Go go go!' and 'Take cover!', which is interesting only for the fact that their accents are Irish rather than American.

The portrayal of Conor Cruise O'Brien is particularly unnuanced (although I suppose if you've cast Mark Strong you're always going to make the character malevolent in some way) as a power-hungry and callous official, and the idea that Dag Hammarskjöld bore no responsibility has since been shown to be quite false.

Still, worth a watch, but probably only for those with an interest in Irish military history or UN history.

gerçek bir hikaye ve daha da önemlisi kuşatma altındaki bölgeyi hiç kayıp vermeden yani sıfır ölü ile  koruyan bir komutanın ve  cesur irlandalı askerlerin hikayesi.

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The Siege of Jadotville (2016) is once again another mediocre at best Netflix movie. It’s your cliche war movie, with both sides fighting for reasons they don’t fully understand. I remember seeing the trailer for this when it first came out and thinking it looked half decent but I also felt that it wouldn’t be special. All I could think about the whole movie was Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, a role he probably should have never taken and I am sure he regrets it. Mark Strong is good but he is so underused in this. But there really isn’t anything special about this movie is almost nothing stands out. There isn’t much more to be said about this movie, except that if you like war movies you may enjoy this more than me. Overall, I rate this movie a 5, boring and not special.

Interesting film that shows the economic interests behind the political decisions and the hypocrisy of its leaders, if we add to this that they were real events.

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this told me more about war than any history class would. magnificent film

Poor Irish men, its okay I know your brave

Ik heb deze film zeker al 4 keer gezien maar toch zou ik hem nog eens kijken! Een ontroerend waargebeurd verhaal.

With it's decent cast and story, The Siege of Jadotville is a textbook Netflix original, for better or worse.