Black Hawk Down
Director: Ridley Scott
Genre: War film, Action/Adventure, Action, History, Combat Films, Drama
Year: 2001
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language, Somali Language
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Eric Bana, Sam Shepard, Tom Hardy, Ioan Gruffudd, George Harris, Danny Hoch, Brendan Sexton III, Ron Eldard, Ewen Bremner, Richard Tyson, Ċ½eljko Ivanek, Glenn Morshower, Jason Isaacs, Tom Guiry, Hugh Dancy, Kim Coates, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Brian Van Holt, Jeremy Piven, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Strong, Charlie Hofheimer, Enrique Murciano, Gabriel Casseus, Ty Burrell
Black Hawk Down is a 2001 American drama war film depicting the Battle of Mogadishu, a raid integral to the United States' effort to capture Somali warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid. The film is based on the book of the same name by Mark Bowden, which chronicles the events of the battle. It was co-produced and directed by Ridley Scott, the director of Gladiator (2000). The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner and Sam Shepard. The film won two Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards. The film was received positively by mainstream critics but was not as warmly received by Somali nationals.
In Somalia, famine and civil war have gripped the country, resulting in over 300,000 civilian deaths and a huge United Nations peacekeeping operation. With the bulk of the peacekeepers withdrawn, the Somali militia have declared war on the remaining UN personnel. In response, United States Army Rangers, Delta Force, and 160th SOAR are deployed to Somalia to capture Mohammed Farrah Aidid, self-proclaimed president of the country. Outside Mogadishu, Rangers and Delta Force operatives capture
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