L-r: Navid Negahban, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, Molly Smith, Chris Hemsworth, Jerry Bruckheimer (Producer), Trevante Rhodes, Nicolai Fugslig (Director) and Doug Stanton (book author). ©2018 Angela María Ortíz S.
In 12 Strong, the characters pull you in and make you care about their stories no matter what side they are on. It was an interesting look at fighting a modern day war, especially a story we probably weren’t supposed to know about.
Now you can listen in on some of the cast and filmmakers talk about the 12 strong. Panel: Navid Negahban, Geoff Stults, That Luckinbill, Molly Smith, Chris Hemsworth, Jerry Bruckheimer (Producer), Trevante Rhodes, Nicolai Fugslig (Director), Doug Stanton (author).
Chris Hemsworth
©2018 Angela María Ortíz S.
Synopsis: 12 Strong is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new Captain, Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth), is chosen to be the first U.S. troops sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission. There, in the rugged mountains, they must convince Northern Alliance General 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 Afghani horse soldiers. But despite their uneasy bond, the new allies face overwhelming odds: outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoners.
12 Strong Cast
Starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, Austin Stowell, Ben O’Toole, Austin Hebert, Kenneth Miller, Kenny Sheard, Jack Kesy, Elsa Pataky, William Fichtner, and Rob Riggle.
12 Strong is in theaters January 19.
