Special Forces
Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
2011 | 109m | French
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Stéphane Rybojad |
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| Writer: | Stéphane Rybojad, Michael Cooper |
| Staring: |
| Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This strong, independent woman and these men of duty are thrown together and forced to confront situations of great danger that inextricably bind them – emotionally, violently and intimately. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 02, 2011 |
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| Director: | Stéphane Rybojad |
| Writer: | Stéphane Rybojad, Michael Cooper |
| Genres: | Action, Drama, War |
| Keywords | journalist, kidnapping, afghanistan, pakistan, taliban, rescue, war zone |
| Production Companies | Canal+, StudioCanal, TPS Star, Sofica Manon, Easy Company, A Plus Image 2 |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,424,648
Budget: $10,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Apr 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 30, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Diane Kruger | Elsa Casanova |
| Djimon Hounsou | Commander Kovax |
| Benoît Magimel | Captain 'Tic-Tac ' |
| Denis Ménochet | Captain Lucas |
| Raphaël Personnaz | Elias, sniper |
| Alain Figlarz | Victor |
| Alain Alivon | Marius |
| Mehdi Nebbou | Amin, Elsa's guide |
| Raz Degan | Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers |
| Tchéky Karyo | Admiral Guezennec |
| Morjana Alaoui | Maïna |
| Didier Flamand | Jacques Beauregard |
| Jacques Gallo | The 'Pacha' |
| Bernard Allouf | President of the Republic |
| Marine Faure | Prime Minister |
| Eric Soubelet | Patron De La Duse |
| Jean-Paul Dubois | Defense Minister |
| Antoine Blanquefort | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Laurent Claret | Chief of Staff of the President |
| Jeanne Bournaud | Alex |
| Isabelle Vitari | Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend |
| Anne Caillon | Jeanne, wife of Kovax |
| Nurullo Abdullayev | Mullah Zukhan |
| Denis Braccini | Serbian war criminal |
| Gregory Fromentin | Salemani |
| Elsa Levy | Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa |
| Matthias Van Khache | Richard |
| Séverin Bavarel | Journalist |
| Stéphanie Brongniart | Journalist |
| Olivier Pierre Richard | Journalist |
| Alexandre Brik | Journalist |
| Eric Kailey | Barbecue Guy |
| Fabrice Laroche-Joubert | Barbecue Guy |
| Julie Baronnie | Guest (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christophe Jutz | Production Design, Head Decorator |
| David Jankowski | Director of Photography |
| Flore Masson | Makeup Department Head |
| Emmanuelle Collomp | Script Consultant |
| Arnaud Lavaleix | Sound |
| Stéphane Rybojad | Writer, Director, Editor, Adaptation |
| Erwan Pecher | Editor |
| Céline El Mazouzi | Costume Design |
| Michael Cooper | Adaptation |
| Frédéric Alhinho | Stunts |
| Xavier Berthelot | Original Music Composer |
| Juliette Ménager | Casting |
| Stéphane Orsolani | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Benoit Ponsaillé | Producer |
| Thierry Marro | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 30 | 44 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 64 | 21 |
| 2024 | 6 | 32 | 49 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 39 | 73 | 22 |
| 2024 | 8 | 31 | 57 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 23 | 39 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 26 | 58 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 21 | 29 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 895 | 920 |