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If you turned the sound off and removed the subtitles, you might actually think you were watching an old Hollywood shoot-'em-up.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Special Forces
Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
2011 · 1h 49m · R
Action, Drama, War
Directed by
Stéphane Rybojad
Overview
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.
Director and cast
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15%
Tomatometer
Rotten
"Special Forces" aims to inspire but ends up wallowing in melodrama.
Andy Webster, New York Times
Rotten
It's not only Americans who can make leaden, video game-style exercises in dumb war action.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
An uneven effort ...
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
Could have been hilariously subversive if director Stephane Rybojad had pushed it further.
Chris Packham, Village Voice
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