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Special Forces

2011Movie1 h 49 minR

41

WeakGoodWatch score

41

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Summary

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.

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Friends night
Party vibe
Teens

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Graphic violence bothers you
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Fingerprint

Puts you on the battlefield.
Gets your pulse racing.
Keeps you on edge.
Feels like real life.
Leaves you shaken.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+36)
Critics 23Audiences 59GoodWatch 42
Metascore37
Tomatometer8%
IMDb6.3
User score6.1
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.0/5
Audience score52%
Box office
34%of its budget back
Budget
$10 M
Worldwide
$3 M
Worldwide it made back $3 M of the $10 M it cost.
Running time
1 h 49 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108109
Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 18 countries, rent or buy in 18 more
+8
Released
2011
November 2, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaWar
Language
French
Original language
Also spoken
English
Made in
France
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 34
Directing · 1
Stéphane Rybojad Director, Adaptation, Writer, Editor
Writing · 2
Emmanuelle Collomp Script Consultant
Michael Cooper Adaptation
Production · 3
Benoit Ponsaillé Producer
Thierry Marro Producer
Juliette Ménager Casting
Camera · 1
David Jankowski Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Erwan Pecher Editor
Sound · 2
Xavier Berthelot Original Music Composer
Arnaud Lavaleix Sound
Art · 1
Christophe Jutz Production Design, Head Decorator
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Céline El Mazouzi Costume Design
Flore Masson Makeup Department Head
Visual Effects · 1
Richard Le Bihan Animation
Other crew · 2
Stéphane Orsolani Stunts
Frédéric Alhinho Stunts

Tropes

Death MarchRare · in 7 titlesUsed in General Rafendek's Establishing Character Moment; when he had hundreds of Moldonian refugees, being promised their freedom, marching towards the Moldonian border in the country's outskirts be…The TeamRare · in 55 titlesThe eponymous Special Forces (and Talbot), of course: Major Don Harding, leader of the Special Forces and main character of the film; Talbot, the British SAS Operative who swears vengeance on Rafende…All 41 tropes

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