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Survival. Honor. Sacrifice.
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.Read moreLess
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.
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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Diane KrugerElsa Casanova
Djimon HounsouCommander Kovax
Benoît MagimelCaptain 'Tic-Tac '
Denis MénochetCaptain Lucas
Raphaël PersonnazElias, sniper
Alain FiglarzVictor
Alain AlivonMarius
Mehdi NebbouAmin, Elsa's guide
Raz DeganAhmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers
Tchéky KaryoAdmiral Guezennec
Morjana AlaouiMaïnaExplore the crew
- Director of Photography
- David Jankowski
- Director
- Stéphane Rybojad
- Producer
- Thierry Marro
- Producer
- Benoit Ponsaillé
- Original Music Composer
- Xavier Berthelot
- Editor
- Erwan Pecher
- Editor
- Stéphane Rybojad
- Writer
- Stéphane Rybojad