12 Strong

"12 Strong" is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when an elite U.S. Special Forces unit, led by their Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. soldiers sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission in response to the attacks. Leaving their families behind, the team is dropped into the remote, rugged landscape of northern Afghanistan, where they must convince General Rashid Dostum (Negahban) to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americans––accustomed to state-of-the-art warfare––must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghan horse soldiers. Despite forming an uneasy bond and growing respect, the new allies face overwhelming odds: vastly outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoners. Based on the book "Horse Soldiers" by Doug Stanton. (Gary Reber)