A team of special forces head into Afghanistan in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks in an attempt to dismantle the Taliban.
Practical Effects
Real horses. Real explosions. Refreshingly non-CGI chaos.
Production
New Mexico desert standing in for Afghanistan—surprisingly convincing!
Acting
Michael Shannon's thousand-yard stare could end wars.
Director
Nicolai Fuglsig
Chris Hemsworth
Mitch Nelson
Michael Shannon
Hal Spencer
Michael Peña
Sam Diller
Navid Negahban
General Dostum
Trevante Rhodes
Ben Milo
Geoff Stults
Sean Coffers
Thad Luckinbill
Vern Michaels
Austin Stowell
Fred Falls
Ben O'Toole
Scott Black
Jack Kesy
Charles Jones
Fahim Fazli
Commander Khaled
Austin Hébert
Pat Essex
Kenny Sheard
Bill Bennett
Elsa Pataky
Jean Nelson
Yousuf Azami
Captain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Horse Soldiers statue now stands at Ground Zero—commissioned before the movie even existed.
General Dostum is a real, controversial warlord still active in Afghan politics—making this film's 'happy ending' deeply complicated in hindsight.
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