Summary
When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. Based on true events, this is the story of the Nineveh SWAT team, a renegade police unit who waged a guerrilla operation against ISIS in a desperate struggle to save their home city of Mosul.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+6)
Critics 83Audiences 77GoodWatch 78
Tomatometer83%
Audience score82%
IMDb7.1
Running time
1 h 42 min
Shorter than most war movies, −16 min on the typical 118
typical 118102Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 129 countries
+119Released
2019
September 4, 2019
7 years ago
Genres
WarDramaActionLanguage
Arabic
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
United States
Germany
Canada
United Arab Emirates
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
20 of 20
Suhail DabbachJasem
Adam BessaKawa
Is'haq EliasWaleed
Waleed ElgadiColonel Kaveh Afsahani
Hayat KamilleHayat
Mohimen MahbubaAmir- TAThaer Al-ShayeiHooka
- BABen AffanActor
- QAQutaiba AbdelhaqKamal
- AAAbbas AbdulghaniHome Owner
- AAAhmed AdelAhmed
Mohamed AttouguiAkram- MCMahdi ChalkhaouiChildren
- AGAhmad GhanemSinan
- FZFaycal ZeglatEnemy captive #1
Mehdi LamriniEnemy Captive #2
Tarik RmiliKawa's uncle
Anouar H. SmaineMuezzin (voice)
Youssef TounziFighter Tears
Birol Tarkan YıldızOmar
Directing · 1
- Matthew Michael Carnahan Director, Screenplay
Production · 8
- Mohamed Al Daradji Executive Producer
- Todd Makurath Executive Producer
- Anthony Russo Producer
- Joe Russo Producer
- Mike Larocca Producer
- Dawn Ostroff Producer
Camera · 1
- Mauro Fiore Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Alex Rodríguez Editor
Sound · 5
- Henry Jackman Original Music Composer
- Shannon Mills Sound Effects Editor
- Mark Binder Sound
- Elliot Hartley Sound
- مصطفى الودرني Music Arranger
Art · 1
- Philip Ivey Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Mary E. McLeod Costume Designer
Other crew · 2
- Abdelaaziz Attougui Stunt Driver
- Stefano Corridori Special Effects
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