12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.
Director:
Nicolai Fuglsig
Writers:
Ted Tally, Peter Craig
Stars:
Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña
12 Strong (also known as 12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers) is a 2018 American war drama film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig. The film is based on Doug Stanton's non-fiction book Horse Soldiers, which tells the story of CIA paramilitary officers and U.S. Special Forces, in addition to USAF Combat Controllers, sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11 attacks. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, William Fichtner, and Rob Riggle.
Principal photography began in January 2017 in New Mexico. The film was released in the United States on January 19, 2018 by Warner Bros. Pictures, in standard and IMAX theaters. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the cast and action but criticized the by-the-numbers execution and lack of hindsight of the War in Afghanistan.
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Chris Hemsworth |
Captain Mitch Nelson
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 | Michael Shannon |
Hal Spencer
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 | Michael Peña |
Sam Diller
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 | Navid Negahban |
General Dostum
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 | Trevante Rhodes |
Ben Milo
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 | Geoff Stults |
Sean Coffers
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 | Thad Luckinbill |
Vern Michaels
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 | Austin Hébert |
Pat Essex
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 | Austin Stowell |
Fred Falls
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 | Ben O'Toole |
Scott Black
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 | Kenneth Miller |
Kevin Jackson
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 | Kenny Sheard |
Bill Bennett
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 | Jack Kesy |
Charles Jones
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 | Rob Riggle |
Lt. Colonel Bowers
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 | William Fichtner |
Colonel Mulholland
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Plot
Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), a US Army Captain with Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA) 595, is moving into a new home with his wife and daughter on September 11, 2001. Nelson had previously been assigned to staff duty under LtCol. Bowers (Riggle) but volunteers to lead ODA 595 into Afghanistan. CWO5 Spencer (Shannon) was scheduled to retire but volunteers for an additional deployment. After leaving their families, ODA 595 travels to Uzbekistan on October 7, 2001. After receiving a brief from 5th Special Forces Group Commander, Col. Mullholland (Fichtner), ODA 595 is selected to fight alongside the Northern Alliance leader, Abdul Rashid Dostum.
After covertly traveling aboard an MH-47 Chinook, ODA 595 arrives 30 miles south of Mazar-i Sharif, and meets Dostum. Six of the 12 members, led by Nelson, leave with Dostum to the mountains, while the other six remain in a fortified camp nicknamed "The Alamo." Dostum is attempting to capture Mazar-i Sharif, a critical city in northern Afghanistan, from the Taliban. After several battles, Nelson accuses Dostum of acting carelessly with the lives of his men; Dostum replies that Nelson, and America, do not care for the future of Afghanistan, and are unwilling to sacrifice for it. The two reconcile, with Dostum telling Nelson about losing his family in the civil war. The remainder of ODA 595, led by Spencer, travels to the mountains to support the Northern Alliance. After several tactical victories, Dostum is making significant progress towards Mazar-i Sharif. Nelson reveals to Dostum that ODA 555 is supporting Atta Muhammad, another Northern Alliance leader who is Dostum's political rival. Enraged, Dostum and his men abandon ODA 595.
Following Dostum's departure, Mitchell plans to take Mazar-i Shariff with just 12 men. Encountering heavy resistance, ODA 595 struggles to destroy Taliban weapons; Spencer is critically injured by a suicide bomber. Dostum returns, and the combined forces repel the Taliban and kill their leader. After Spencer is medevaced, Dostum and Atta Muhammad peacefully meet in a captured Mazar-i Sharif. Spencer ultimately survives, and ODA 595 returns home after spending 23 days in Afghanistan.
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