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12 Strong

12 Strong

The declassified true story of the horse soldiers

20186.32h 10m

Overview

A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig
Written by Peter Craig, Ted Tally, Doug Stanton
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $67.5M

Top Cast

Chris Hemsworth

Chris Hemsworth

Mitch Nelson

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Hal Spencer

Michael Peña

Michael Peña

Sam Diller

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

General Dostum

Trevante Rhodes

Trevante Rhodes

Ben Milo

Geoff Stults

Geoff Stults

Sean Coffers

Thad Luckinbill

Thad Luckinbill

Vern Michaels

Austin Stowell

Austin Stowell

Fred Falls

Ben O'Toole

Ben O'Toole

Scott Black

Jack Kesy

Jack Kesy

Charles Jones

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)based on novel or bookafghanistanbased on true storytalibanpost 9/11intensemelodramatic

About 12 Strong

12 Strong is a war, drama, action, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), based on novel or book, afghanistan, based on true story, taliban, post 9/11. Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig, it stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña. A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.

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