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  • Starring: Benoît Magimel, Denis Menochet, Diane Kruger, Djimon Hounsou
  • Summary: War correspondent Elsa Cassanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the worlds’ most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers and a group of soldiers who risk their lives to bring her home alive. (Entertainment One) … Expand

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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    Oct 11, 2012
    40
    It's an odd showcase for Diane Kruger. She is never very believable as Elsa, a war correspondent who has been kidnapped by the Taliban.
  2. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Chris Packham
    Oct 9, 2012
    40
    For a while Degan's serious charisma also kind of makes Islamic extremist fundamentalism look cool and badass, which could have been hilariously subversive if director Stéphane Rybojad had pushed it further.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Rob Humanick
    Oct 8, 2012
    38
    The film walks a questionable line between Important Issue seriousness and antsy video-game machismo.

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