a5c7b9f00b Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s. In 1961, the UN sends an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quilan to Katanga, in Congo, to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war. Meanwhile the UN advisor Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien launches a military attack named Operation Morthor against the French and Belgian mercenaries. Soon there is a reprisal from the mercenaries and Quilana and his men are left under the siege of a huge Katangese and mercenary troops. Will the Irish soldiers resist to the attack? A very historically accurate film about an obscure event in African and Cold War History. It is surprising that such a movie was made, and glad that it has. Also explains why it has become forgotten, and the moral dilemma the the commander the Irish UN forces faced. Brian Ghilliotti "The Siege of Jadotville" is the unknown story about an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quilan to Katanga, in Congo, sent to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war. "The Siege of Jadotville" had potential to be really good but ends up just being a solid film, the direction by first time director Richie Smyth is very good, and Jamie Dorman of Fifty Shades fame gives a great performance as Commandant Pat Quilan, sadly, that's about all I can credit this film for, the score is awfully generic and out of place, everyone who aren't apart of the peacekeeper troop are portrayed as villains, and the sound design is lacking. With a bigger budget maybe this film could have turned out to be really good, but as it stands I really can't recommend this film to anyone, as I said, it's a solid film, it's just lacking any real substance to be worth a watch, unless the story sounds interesting to you, go ahead, if not, don't bother, as I said it lacks a lot of substance and leaves more to be desired.
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