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Special Forces 2011 Directed by Stéphane Rybojad Forces spéciales

Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.

Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This strong, independent woman and these men of duty are thrown together and forced to confront situations of great danger that inextricably bind them – emotionally, violently and intimately.

Country France
Production Country France
Language French
Spoken Languages English , French
Gneres Action , Drama , War
Budget $10,000,000
Revenue $3,424,648
Release Date 2 November 2011
109 mins
Cast
Diane Kruger Elsa Casanova
Djimon Hounsou Commander Kovax
Benoît Magimel Captain 'Tic-Tac '
Denis Ménochet Captain Lucas
Raphaël Personnaz Elias, sniper
Mehdi Nebbou Amin, Elsa's guide
Raz Degan Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers
Tchéky Karyo Admiral Guezennec
Didier Flamand Jacques Beauregard
Jacques Gallo The 'Pacha'
Bernard Allouf President of the Republic
Marine Faure Prime Minister
Eric Soubelet Patron De La Duse
Jean-Paul Dubois Defense Minister
Antoine Blanquefort Minister of Foreign Affairs
Laurent Claret Chief of Staff of the President
Isabelle Vitari Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend
Anne Caillon Jeanne, wife of Kovax
Nurullo Abdullayev Mullah Zukhan
Denis Braccini Serbian war criminal
Elsa Levy Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa
Séverin Bavarel Journalist
Alexandre Brik Journalist
Eric Kailey Barbecue Guy
Julie Baronnie Guest (uncredited)