Special Forces (2011)

• IMDb page: Special Forces (2011)


• Rate: 6.2/10 total 6,592 votes 


• Genre: Action | Drama | War


• Release Date: 2 November 2011 (France)


• Runtime: 109 min


• Filming Location: Caylus, Tarn-et-Garonne, France


• Budget: €10,000,000(estimated)


• Gross: $10,759(USA)(14 October 2012)


• Director: Stéphane Rybojad


• Stars: Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou and Benoît Magimel|See full cast and crew


• Original Music By: Xavier Berthelot (original music by)  


• Sound Mix: Dolby Digital


• Plot Keyword: French | Taliban | Afghanistan | Journalist | Kidnap

Writing Credits By:

• Stéphane Rybojad (adaptation and dialogue) &


• Michael Cooper (adaptation and dialogue)


• Emmanuelle Collomp (collaboration)


• Stéphane Rybojad (written by)

Known Trivia

Goofs: Errors in geography: While the opening scene is set in Kosovo, the cars have French license plates.




Plot: A French journalist in Afghanistan is kidnapped by the Taliban. Full summary » |  »




Story: In Afghanistan, French journalist Elsa and her colleague Amen are covering the story of Maina, a woman sold to a man when she was a child. Taliban leader Ahmed Zaief abducts Elsa and Amen and tries to force them to read a message to Western governments. The French president sends six Special Force to rescue Elsa who's hidden in a fortress in Pakistan. The team composed of Commander Kovax, Tic-Tac, Lucas, the sniper Elias, Victor and Marius release Elsa and Amen from their imprisonment but lose their radios. Now the group needs to cross the inhospitable land to save their lives with the Taliban chasing them.Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  




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Synopsis: War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to her rescue. In some of the worlds 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 commando 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.




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Produced By:


• Thierry Marro known as producer


• Benoit Ponsaillé known as executive producer


• Benoit Ponsaillé known as producer



FullCast & Crew:


• Diane Kruger known as Elsa


• Djimon Hounsou known as Kovax


• Benoît Magimel known as Tic-Tac


• Denis Ménochet known as Lucas


• Raphaël Personnaz known as Elias


• Alain Figlarz known as Victor


• Alain Alivon known as Marius


• Mehdi Nebbou known as Amen


• Raz Degan known as Ahmed Zaief


• Tchéky Karyo known as Amiral Guezennec


• Morjana Alaoui known as Maina


• Didier Flamand known as Jacques Beauregard


• Jacques Gallo known as Le Pacha


• Bernard Allouf known as Le President de La Republique


• Marine Faure known as La Premier Ministre


• Eric Soubelet known as Patron De La Duse


• Jean-Paul Dubois known as Ministre de La Défense


• Antoine Blanquefort known as Ministre des Affaires Etrangeres


• Laurent Claret known as Chef d'etat Major Particulier Du President


• Jeanne Bournaud known as Alex


• Isabelle Vitari known as Lisa


• Anne Caillon known as Jeanne


• Said Said Kamolidinov known as Oakley


• Nurullo Abdullayev known as Le Mollah Zukhan


• Denis Braccini known as Criminel de Guerre Serbe (as Denis Bracini)


• Greg Fromentin known as Salemani


• Neo Nojoli known as Samuel


• Juliette Hospitalier known as Eva


• Ambre Rybojad known as Ambre


• Armaud Bouchard known as Main Dalex


• Elsa Levy known as La journaliste


• Matthias Van Khache known as Richard (as Mathias van Khache)


• Jackie Fouquereau known as L'ambassadeur a Khabul


• Séverin Bavarel known as Journaliste 1 (as Severin Bavarel)


• Stéphanie Brongniart known as Journaliste 2 (as Stephanie Brongniart)


• Olivier Pierre Richard known as Journaliste 3


• Alexandre Brick known as Journaliste 4


• Eleonore Woodward known as Assistante Jacques Beauregard


• Eric Kailey known as Gars 1 Barbecue


• Fabrice Laroche Joubert known as Gars 2 Barbecue



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• Marthe Faucouit known as makeup artist


• Laetitia Hillion known as special makeup effects artist


• Flore Masson known as makeup department head


• Chloé Van Lierde known as makeup artist



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Production Companies:


• Easy Company


• Studio Canal (co-production)


• Canal+ (participation)


• TPS Star (participation)


• Banque Postale Image 4 (in association with)


• A Plus Image 2 (in association with)


• Sofica Manon (in association with)



Distributors:


• Pioneer Films (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)


• Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)


• StudioCanal (2011) (France) (theatrical)


• StudioCanal (2011) (UK) (theatrical)


• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)


• Village Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)


• Aurum Distribution (2011) (Estonia) (all media)


• Aurum Distribution (2011) (Latvia) (all media)


• Entertainment One (2012) (USA) (all media)


• Frenetic Films (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)


• IPA Asia Pacific (2011) (Thailand) (all media)


• Madman Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (all media)


• Mediasoft Films (2012) (South Korea) (all media)



..{tab=Other Stuff}Visual Effects by:


• Isabelle Roussel known as digital compositor



Release Date:


• France 2 November 2011


• Switzerland 2 November 2011 (French speaking region)


• Russia 3 November 2011


• Belgium 9 November 2011


• Turkey 11 November 2011


• Estonia 18 November 2011


• Lithuania 25 November 2011


• Brazil 9 December 2011


• Singapore 5 January 2012


• Czech Republic 9 February 2012


• Slovakia 9 February 2012


• Malaysia 23 February 2012


• Poland 9 March 2012


• Thailand 15 March 2012


• Italy 11 May 2012


• Philippines 13 June 2012


• Argentina 27 June 2012 (DVD premiere)


• Sweden 27 June 2012 (DVD premiere)


• Greece 9 August 2012


• India 14 September 2012


• USA 12 October 2012 (limited)


• Taiwan 16 November 2012



MPAA: Rated R for language and some violence




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Special Forces (2011)