Rating: 7.7/10
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: Drama | History | War
Release Date: 18 January 2002
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore
Storyline: Action/war drama based
on the best-selling book detailing a near-disastrous mission in Somalia
on October 3, 1993. On this date nearly 100 U.S. Army Rangers, commanded
by Capt. Mike Steele, were dropped by helicopter deep into the capital
city of Mogadishu to capture two top lieutenants of a Somali warlord.
This lead to a large and drawn-out firefight between the Rangers and
hundreds of Somali gunmen, leading to the destruction of two U.S. Black
Hawk helicopters. This film focuses on the heroic efforts of various
Rangers to get to the downed black hawks, centering on Sgt. Eversmann,
leading the Ranger unit Chalk Four to the first black hawk crash site,
Warrant Officer Durant who was captured after being the only survivor of
the second black hawk crash, as well as many others who were involved.
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