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 the early 1960s.
2016 Directed by Richie Smyth
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
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
Kevin Brodbin Alan Moloney Justin Moore-Lewy Ted Sarandos Richie Smyth Sarah Bowen Pauline Fischer Johanna Hogan Russ Russell
Jadotville, El asedio de Jadotville, Siege at Jadotville, La battaglia di Jadotville, Belägringen av Jadotville
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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Today: The Siege of Jadotville
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 .
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.
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.
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…
"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."
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.
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.
This is just the Irish version of Zulu but with bigger guns, sexier accents and the French are the enemy. I like that.
Very forgettable, sorry to my fellow Irishmen. Loses all artistic integrity around midway through when the Wilhelm Scream can be very clearly heard.
The Siege of Jadotville is a solid piece of action cinema about the inexperienced group of Irish soldiers who stood their ground against a group of mercenaries, that was 20 times their size, in Congo during the 1960's.
I had never heard of this battle before seeing this and director Richie Smyth shoots the action quite well. The action sequences are engaging and clearly shot, which is always a plus. It's a pretty impressive David vs. Goliath story, but it's a shame that the film is a lot less good outside of the action sequences.
The dialogue, especially during the first 15 to 20 minutes, suffers from being to exposition heavy. It feels really clunky at times and you feel…
We Were Soldiers sort of ruined 1960s military siege movies (an admittedly niche genre) by being oh so very, very good. The Siege of Jadotville is a good time, but not much about it really stands out and in comparison to that other, much greater, work it comes across as boring.
I already approved this movie just for the fact that someone was willing to film this little known story instead of making a movie around the five trending overrecycled historical themes of the moment. The deeds of the protagonists are of course a bit exagerated compared to the real story but everything is there. Good action. It was funny, as a Belgian, to watch a movie where the bad guys are Frech and Belgians.
One good scene in a bar is why it gets two stars. That’s it. Thanks for coming to my talk.
I thought about it... I’ve since downgraded it to 1 and a half.
An Irish film about an Irish UN peace keeping force who battled against mainly Belgian and French mercenaries and Katanganese rebels in the Congo in September 1961. The Irish numbered just over one hundred and fifty whereas the opposing force numbered between three and five thousand men. They managed to hold them off for five days but eventually surrendered due to lack of supplies and were held hostage for approx one month only for their exploits to be completely ignored by the Irish government for fifty years. This was an incredible period in history and is excellently told in this film. Directed by Richie Smyth (his first feature film) with a screenplay by Kevin Brodbin from the book written by Declan Power. In this film Jamie Dornan showed he was much more than Christian Grey with a super performance. All involved gave strong performances. I found it an engrossing and riveting Netflix film.
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