The Siege of Jadotville
– Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in..
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during in the early 1960s.
07 Oct 2016
English, Irish, French
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Richie Smyth
Kevin Brodbin, Declan Power (based on the book by)
Richard Lukunku, Danny Sapani, Andrew Stock, Mark Strong
In 1961, the UN sends an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quilan 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 Quilana and his men are left under the siege of a huge Katangese and mercenary troops. Will the Irish soldiers resist to the attack?
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