“They will bring their brothers home by any means necessary.”
It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, Ali, Bilal and Hindasi are ambushed by heavily armed militants on their route, through a narrow canyon. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, the three soldiers realize the gravity of their situation. They are running out of options, munitions - and time. Back at the base, their commander receives word and realizes that the assault on the UAE army patrol was premeditated. A rescue mission is quickly put into action, but will air and land support reach the men in time, and will they survive?
Marwan Abdullah
Sergeant Ali Al-mismari
Khalifa Al Jassem
Warrant Officer Bilal Al Saadi
Mohammed Ahmed
Sergeant Al Hindasi
Abdulla Saeed Bin Haider
Colonel Almazroui
Saeed Alharsh
Captain Saeed Al Shehhi
Hassan Yousuf Alblooshi
Abdulla Alblooshi
Khalifa Albahri
Al Sayari
Ghanim Nasser
Opposition Leader
Mansoor Alfeeli
Colonel Jamal Al Khatri
Ibrahim Almusharaakh
Mansoor
The Ambush is a war, action, drama film released in 2021. Directed by Pierre Morel, it stars Marwan Abdullah, Khalifa Al Jassem, Mohammed Ahmed. It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, Ali, Bilal and Hindasi are ambushed by heavily armed militants on their route, through a narrow canyon. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, the three soldiers realize the gravity of their situation. They are running out of options, munitions - and time. Back at the base, their commander receives word and realizes that the assault on the UAE army patrol was premeditated. A rescue mission is quickly put into action, but will air and land support reach the men in time, and will they survive?
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