Special Forces (2011) on Netflix
In Afghanistan, French journalist Elsa Casanova is abducted by Taliban leader Ahmed Zaief, and a French special forces team is sent into Pakistan to bring her home.
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Plot summary
In Afghanistan, French journalist Elsa and her colleague Amen are covering the story of Maina, a woman sold to a man when she was a child. Taliban leader Ahmed Zaief abducts Elsa and Amen and tries to force them to read a message to Western governments. The French president sends six Special Force to rescue Elsa who's hidden in a fortress in Pakistan. The team composed of Commander Kovax, Tic-Tac, Lucas, the sniper Elias, Victor and Marius release Elsa and Amen from their imprisonment but lose their radios. Now the group needs to cross the inhospitable land to save their lives with the Taliban chasing them.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Special Forces (2011)
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- While filming the action scenes, the actors were overseen and advised by real French naval special forces, and one of their former chief instructors, Alain Alivon, played his own role in the film.
