| Title | : | The Siege of Jadotville |
|---|---|---|
| Release | : | 2016 |
| Rating | : | 7.3 |
| Language | : | English, Irish, French |
| Runtime | : | 108 |
| Genre | : | Action,Biography,Drama,Thriller,War |
In 1961, the UN sends an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quinlan to Katanga, in Congo, to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war. Meanwhile the UN advisor Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien launches a military attack named Operation Morthor against the French and Belgian mercenaries. Soon there is a reprisal from the mercenaries and Quinlan and his men are left under siege by a huge number of Katangese and mercenary troops. Will the Irish soldiers resist the attack?
Kevin Brodbin, Declan Power (based on the book by)
