The Siege of Jadotville

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The Siege of Jadotville

2016

1h 48m

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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An Irish commander and his battalion of 150 men withstand a siege by 3,000 Congolese troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining corporations.

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Keith Uhlich

The Hollywood Reporter

Good intentions only take us so far, of course. Whenever Smyth moves away from the battlefield, the film is on shaky ground, with the near-comical scenes involving Strong's cowardly subordinate a real low point.

Oct 7, 2016

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

"The Siege of Jadotville" valiantly fights to reclaim pride in a slice of Irish military history, but it seems to have ignored who those Irish were fighting for.

Oct 6, 2016

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

A highly diverting film that rightly honours forgotten - and subsequently mistreated - heroes from Irish history.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 19, 2016

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

A story buried for far too long, The Siege of Jadotville is a testament to the dignity and honor of the men of A-Company.

Oct 31, 2019

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Stephen Mayne

Under the Radar

If only a little more attention had been paid to something beyond the whiff of gunpowder. Shorn of context, it's like playing a first person shooter in endless survival mode.

Rated: 5/10

Oct 19, 2016

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Robert Yaniz, Jr.

We Got This Covered

Though it doesn't break any new ground, The Siege of Jadotville is a well-crafted piece of filmmaking that investigates the often-contentious relationship between politics and war.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 8, 2016

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G W

One of the best war movies around! I had no idea about this story, a total injustice to these guys, total heroes!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/25

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Rayyan S

This movie was AMAZING I have seen so many idiots saying it was terrible because "full of unrealistic fighting ", "outnumbered 20-1 and still survived to tell the tale? Terrible writing" and "full of lies" What so many of them don't know is that this movie was actually pretty accurate. In real life the battle of jadotville the Irish only sustained 5 wounded and none dead out of 156, whilst the enemy sustained 300 dead and 1000+ wounded. The numbers vary depending on source but that is what I found. I LOVED this movie and would rate it 9.9/10.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/23/25

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Lucas B

Very bad movie, first 20 minutes they are setting the scene and literally the rest of the movie is just unrealistic fighting, outnumbered 20 to 1 yet still survived to tell the tale. The characters are also very cliche and one dimensional, it's extremely badly written. A complete waste of time.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/08/25

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Tom S

A lot of John Wayne posing & battle scenes were ridiculous with heads up & bullets whizzing outnumbered 20 to one & no one killed but the enemy scattered dead all over the battlefield. Stereotypically bad in every way.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/29/24

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Jakob F

An economical account of a so-called untold true story that does well for itself with it's energetic portrayal of combat that could’ve easily fallen flat, but which nevertheless botches the context of the broader historical narrative, all while getting halfway to establishing an empathetic tie to it’s ensemble cast who are largely amusing—but who doesn't enjoy laughing at the Irish?

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/24/24

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Jay N

Unfortunately not very realistic, this story deserved to so much more.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/29/24

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An Irish commander and his battalion of 150 men withstand a siege by 3,000 Congolese troops led by French and Belgian mercenaries working for mining corporations.

Director: Richie Smyth
Producer: Alan Moloney
Screenwriter: Kevin Brodbin
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Parallel Films
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 7, 2016, Original
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
Runtime: 1h 48m

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