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13 Days, 13 Nights

13 Days, 13 Nights

20256.61h 51m

Overview

Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are marching on the capital to seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men are in charge of security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open. Trapped along with 500 people, left to their own devices, the team must reach the airport at all costs. A perilous mission with no guarantee of success to flee the hell of Kabul and rescue what remains of humanity.

Directed by Martin Bourboulon
Written by Mohamed Bida, Alexandre Smia, Martin Bourboulon
Produced by Dimitri Rassam, Ardavan Safaee
Box OfficeBudget: $31.4M0

Top Cast

Roschdy Zem

Roschdy Zem

Commandant Mohamed Bida

Lyna Khoudri

Lyna Khoudri

Eva

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Kate

Christophe Montenez

Christophe Montenez

Martin

Sina Parvaneh

Sina Parvaneh

Général Sediqi

Yan Tual

Yan Tual

JC

Fatima Adoum

Fatima Adoum

Amina

S

Shoaib Saïd

Nangialay

S

Sayed Hashimi

Haider

Benjamin Hicquel

Benjamin Hicquel

Stéphane Raid

Themes & Keywords

evacuationembassyus armybased on true storyafghanistan war (2001-2021)kabul

About 13 Days, 13 Nights

13 Days, 13 Nights is a war, action, thriller film released in 2025 exploring themes of evacuation, embassy, us army, based on true story, afghanistan war (2001-2021), kabul. Directed by Martin Bourboulon, it stars Roschdy Zem, Lyna Khoudri, Sidse Babett Knudsen. Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are marching on the capital to seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men are in charge of security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open. Trapped along with 500 people, left to their own devices, the team must reach the airport at all costs. A perilous mission with no guarantee of success to flee the hell of Kabul and rescue what remains of humanity.

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