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The Siege of Jadotville

- The Irish army's forgotten battle

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

Release Date : 2016-09-19

Language :FrenchEnglishIrish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Parallel FilmsFís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Production Country : Ireland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Pat Quinlan

Original Name : Jamie Dornan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rene Faulques

Original Name : Guillaume Canet

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conor Cruise O'Brien

Original Name : Mark Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sgt. Jack Prendergast

Original Name : Jason O'Mara

Gender : Male

Character Name : General McEntee

Original Name : Michael McElhatton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dag Hammarskjold

Original Name : Mikael Persbrandt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Moise Tshombe

Original Name : Danny Sapani

Gender : Male

Character Name : William Reidy

Original Name : Fionn O'Shea

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carmel Quinlan

Original Name : Fiona Glascott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Madame LaFontagne

Original Name : Emmanuelle Seigner

Gender : Female

Character Name : P.J. (Patrick Joyce)

Original Name : Conor Quinlan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billy (Sniper) Ready

Original Name : Sam Keeley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Radio Operator

Original Name : Conor MacNeill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles de Gaulle

Original Name : Luc Van Gunderbeeck

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Donnelly

Original Name : Jordan Mifsud

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Hegarty

Original Name : Charlie Kelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Cooley

Original Name : Mike Noble

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Gorman

Original Name : Ronan Raftery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Black Jack

Original Name : Gérard Rudolf

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Raja

Original Name : Ashish Gangapersad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patrice Lumumba

Original Name : Richard Lukunku

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in White Suit

Original Name : Andrew Stock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tshombe's Aide

Original Name : Thulasizwe Kubheka

Gender : Male

Character Name : USSR Ambassador

Original Name : Michael Richard

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Jonathan Holby

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Danny Keogh

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Charmaine Weir Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert van de Coolwijk

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Mike Bodie

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Kyle Ryan Diffenthal

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Robert Hobbs

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Ashley Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Leon Clingman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Garth Breytenbach

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Alexander Tops

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**The Irish entry to the modern warfare.** The Irish war film based on the book of the same name, which was originally inspired by the real battle of the Irish army during the UN's peacekeeping mission in the central Africa. Directed by a first timer and a well done job. I have seen lots of Irish film, but this was like I have never seen one before. Obviously, for being a war themed film about their first battle ever in the modern world. Between the start and the end, everything happened so quickly. You will love it if you like fast paced narration. Particularly if you are a war film fan, this is not to be missed. First of all it was not a World War II film. It was about the cold war, and its consequences, that's too far from the land those who are involved. It sets in the Congo basin in the early 60s, when the Irish army arrived representing the UN, the Katangese forces charged them from all the corner. With the limited resources, how these inexperienced men fought against the outnumbered opponents is what this film revealed. Truly a thrilling film is it. The Non-Aligned Nations' forces like from India and Sweden for UN peacekeeping mission who were present around at the time, could not assist the Irish troop either from crossing an important bridge or through the air. These nearly 160 soldiers fought bravely, especially being away from home for the first time, which makes them in an unfavourable condition. This film covered everything from the Irish perspective, but the other way around like how the UN officials failed in their part was also focused on the side. > "No plan survives contact with the enemy." It was all about the natural resources found in this African region. So basically no one wants to back off, that means those from the cold war nations sent their mercenaries to fight out any obstacles. The five day battle that the Ireland never forgets, but initially it was not recognised by its own nation, until the recent time. Especially the UN who thought they had lost their reputation with this warfare which is really a shameful behavious for such organisation. It was an English language film, despite an Irish film. That's not new to me, because most of the Irish film I have seen were direct English films. The actors were good, but no one was particularly focused, except the commandant. It opened with him preparing to leave country and ends with him returning. It was a non-stop war film. A series of attacks for the five days with a little gap between the assault to prepare for another. In reality, the Ireland's entry to the warfare was in an unfortunate circumstance, but their opponents underestimated them to use full force. Its a less story, more action film. The war sequences were awesomely made. Though it reminded me the recent Hollywood film '13 Hours'. Mark Strong was in a small part, though he looked different with a wig. I think it was one of the best war films in the recent time. It's not about the heroism, but inspires how they responded to the situation. They did everything they could and they would have achieved even bigger, only if they had everything they wanted. That makes it one of the rare film about the rare warfare where the world failed to acknowledge their effort. So a big thanks to the filmmakers for bringing it to the big screen. Now you should try it if you haven't seen it yet. _8/10_

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-13

Wow, it has the dude from Fifty Shades in it and he's actually acting. It's honestly not a bad little film and that is saying a lot given that it has a small little budget doesn't it? They should really call it "Siege of Courage" because really it's about valor and nothing more, but it's about valor in a very muted and believable way. And, as I said, Christian Grey can actually act. And they did a GREAT job with a shoe-string budget. There should be more movies like this, it's a great example of how to make a good movie with no real money. It succeeds in every way.