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@Novichok, I haven't seen a film like that yet, I think... Probably because I usually tend to watch films on such topics based on real events.
And as for those...
Has anyone seen The Mauritanian?
I haven't seen it, but as for terror-related topics and films based on facts, I think this one is interesting, also on Netflix:
"6 days":
m.imdb.com/title/tt4703048/
This film is about an operation that made SAS famous - until that time the SAS was almost completely unknown to the general British public, since they kept a low profile :) This hostage rescue operation was not only happening on British soil though - the seige of the Iranian embassy conducted by SAS in 1980 was also being broadcast live on BBC - and thus watched by millions - since there were TV crews outside the embassy filming everything (there's some real TV footage in the film also).
A quote from the IMDb:
"The SAS used only 30 to 35 soldiers in the raid, but they estimate that more than 10,000 people claim to have taken part."
:))
Everyone in the town where SAS had it's base apparently claimed to know "the guy on the balcony" ;D
The thing that was rather shocking from today's perspective, I think, was how late SAS was allowed to enter. Also, the police negotiator got on my nerves a bit at the end (if you watch the movie, you'll probably know why).
The film also offers a bit of a sneak peek of the gear and the training methods used by SAS at that time :)
It's a bit depressing
It's good though. I can recommend. I hope they'll make a sequel :) It's just despite the fantasy motif, it's so realistic at the same time that it's verging on being slightly on the depressive side.
