Good intentions only take us so far, of course. Whenever Smyth moves away from the battlefield, the film is on shaky ground, with the near-comical scenes involving Strong's cowardly subordinate a real low point.
The Siege of Jadotville
The Irish army's forgotten battle
2016 · 1h 48m · TV-MA
Drama, Thriller, War
Directed by
Richie Smyth
Overview
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
Director and cast
- Richie Smyth Director
- Jamie Dornan as Pat Quinlan
- Guillaume Canet as Rene Faulques
- Mark Strong as Conor Cruise O'Brien
- Jason O'Mara as Sgt. Jack Prendergast
- Michael McElhatton as General McEntee
- Mikael Persbrandt as Dag Hammarskjold
- Danny Sapani as Moise Tshombe
- Fionn O'Shea as William Reidy
- Fiona Glascott Cast
- Emmanuelle Seigner Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
"The Siege of Jadotville" valiantly fights to reclaim pride in a slice of Irish military history, but it seems to have ignored who those Irish were fighting for.
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