12 Strong | reviewed by: William O'Donnell | February 15, 2022
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A rather by-the-numbers military film that attempts to revive some USA borne, rah rah energy to the 9/11 narrative.
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| synopsis | A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban. |
| lead actors | Chris Hemsworth | Michael Shannon | Michael Peña | Navid Negahban | Trevante Rhodes | Geoff Stults | Thad Luckinbill | Austin Stowell | Ben O'Toole | Jack Kesy | Fahim Fazli | Austin Hébert | Kenny Sheard | Elsa Pataky | Yousuf Azami | Taylor Sheridan | William Fichtner | Rob Riggle | Yasmine Aker | Marie Wagenman | Kevin Kent | Lauren Myers | Seth Adkins | Allison King | Mustafa Haidari | Shawn Lecrone | Frank Powers | Martin Palmer | Laith Nakli | J. Nathan Simmons | Veronica Diaz-Carranza | Peter Karas | Ali Olomi | Shvan Aladdin | Kenneth Miller | Tim Aydelott | Matthew Van Wettering | James Joseph Pulido | Shawn Sarmeidani | Anouar H. Smaine | Nour Bitar | Edward Butron | Christian Pedersen | Arshia Mandavi | Nate Boyer | Adrian Luna | Benjamin Poe | Perla Daoud | Michael E. Stogner | Lawrence Gilligan | Michael Sercerchi | Tommy Truex | Jay Moore | Osama bin Laden | Sofia Chicorelli Serna |
| director | Nicolai Fuglsig |