Black Hawk down
With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidi...
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| Language: | English |
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| Summary: | With exacting detail, the film re-creates the American siege of the Somalian city of Mogadishu in October 1993, when a 45-minute mission turned into a 16-hour ordeal of bloody urban warfare. Helicopter-borne U.S. Rangers were assigned to capture key lieutenants of Somali warlord Muhammad Farrah Aidid, but when two Black Hawk choppers were felled by rocket-propelled grenades, the U.S. soldiers were forced to fend for themselves in the battle-torn streets of Mogadishu, attacked from all sides by armed Aidid supporters. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2001 Based on the book by Mark Bowden Special features: "Black hawk down: on the set" featurette; theatrical trailers; filmographies; production notes |
| Physical Description: | 1 DVD, NTSC (169 min.) sound, color 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD format |
| Audience: | Lembaga Penapisan Filem rating: 18SG |
| Awards: | Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Best Sound (2001) |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Slawomir Idziak ; editor, Pietro Scalia ; music, Hans Zimmer |