Special Forces (2011)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $10,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $3,424,648.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 3.533 |
Directed By
Stéphane Rybojad
Crew
Emmanuelle Collomp
Christophe Jutz
David Jankowski
Arnaud Lavaleix
Flore Masson
Stéphane Rybojad
Thierry Marro
Benoit Ponsaillé
Xavier Berthelot
Juliette Ménager
Erwan Pecher
Céline El Mazouzi
Stéphane Rybojad
Stéphane Rybojad
Stéphane Orsolani
Michael Cooper
Christophe Jutz
Frédéric Alhinho
Stéphane Rybojad
TOP CAST
Diane Kruger
Elsa Casanova
Djimon Hounsou
Commander Kovax
Benoît Magimel
Captain 'Tic-Tac '
Denis Ménochet
Captain Lucas
Raphaël Personnaz
Elias, sniper
Alain Figlarz
Victor
Alain Alivon
Marius
Mehdi Nebbou
Amin, Elsa's guide
Raz Degan
Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers
Tchéky Karyo
Admiral Guezennec
Morjana Alaoui
Maïna
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
Jeanne Bournaud
Alex
Isabelle Vitari
Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend
Anne Caillon
Jeanne, wife of Kovax
Nurullo Abdullayev
Mullah Zukhan
Denis Braccini
Serbian war criminal
Gregory Fromentin
Salemani
Elsa Levy
Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa
Matthias Van Khache
Richard
Séverin Bavarel
Journalist
Stéphanie Brongniart
Journalist
Olivier Pierre Richard
Journalist
Alexandre Brik
Journalist
Eric Kailey
Barbecue Guy
Fabrice Laroche-Joubert
Barbecue Guy
Julie Baronnie
Guest (uncredited)
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