A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Did you know
- TriviaMarius is played by Alain Alivon, a real French military and drill instructor member of the Commandos Marine unit and the French Navy. He was a Commando, then drill instructor for the Commandos, for 22 years. Similar to R. Lee Ermey's role in Full Metal Jacket (1987), this role reflects Alivon's prior military career.
- GoofsWhile the opening scene is set in Kosovo, the cars have French license plates.
- ConnectionsFeatured in ACS France (2018)
Featured review
One of the Best and Most Underrated Action Movies I Have Recently Seen
In Afghanistan, the French journalist Elsa (Diane Kruger) and her colleague Amen (Mehdi Nebbou) are covering the story of Maina (Morjana Alaoui), a woman that was sold to a man when she was a child. The Taliban leader Ahmed Zaief (Raz Degan) abducts Elsa and Amen and tries to force her to read a message to the Western governments.
The Frech president sends six Special Force men to rescue Elsa that his hidden in a fortress in Pakistan. The team composed by Commander Kovax (Djimon Hounsou), Tic-Tac (Benoît Magimel), Lucas (Denis Ménochet), the sniper Elias (Raphaël Personnaz), Victor (Alain Figlarz) and Marius (Alain Alivon) release Elsa and Amen from their imprisonment but they lose their radios. Now the group needs to cross the inhospitable land to save their lives with the Taliban chasing them.
"Forces Spéciales" is one of the best and most underrated action movies I have recently seen. The talented Diane Kruger is one of the most (if not the most) beautiful contemporary actresses and has an awesome performance in the role of a French journalist kidnapped by the Taliban.
The action scenes are excellent, with great choreography and it is funny to read reviews telling that they are unrealistic as if it was a documentary and not an action film. The film is engaging from the beginning to the last scene in the end of the credits and like in most European films, the cast speaks more than one language. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Forças Especiais" ("Special Forces")
The Frech president sends six Special Force men to rescue Elsa that his hidden in a fortress in Pakistan. The team composed by Commander Kovax (Djimon Hounsou), Tic-Tac (Benoît Magimel), Lucas (Denis Ménochet), the sniper Elias (Raphaël Personnaz), Victor (Alain Figlarz) and Marius (Alain Alivon) release Elsa and Amen from their imprisonment but they lose their radios. Now the group needs to cross the inhospitable land to save their lives with the Taliban chasing them.
"Forces Spéciales" is one of the best and most underrated action movies I have recently seen. The talented Diane Kruger is one of the most (if not the most) beautiful contemporary actresses and has an awesome performance in the role of a French journalist kidnapped by the Taliban.
The action scenes are excellent, with great choreography and it is funny to read reviews telling that they are unrealistic as if it was a documentary and not an action film. The film is engaging from the beginning to the last scene in the end of the credits and like in most European films, the cast speaks more than one language. My vote is nine.
Title (Brazil): "Forças Especiais" ("Special Forces")
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- claudio_carvalho
- Jul 14, 2012
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- Also known as
- Lực Lượng Biệt Kích
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Box office
- Budget
- €10,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,759
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,759
- Oct 14, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $3,424,648
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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