5 Films & TV Shows Set In Somalia During The 1990s
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Escape from Mogadishu
π°πͺ Kenya πΈπ΄ Somalia The 1990sDiplomats from the North and South Korean embassies in Somalia attempt a daring joint escape from Mogadishu when the outbreak of civil war leaves them stranded.
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Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story
πΈπ΄ Somalia The 1990s...of the 2-14 Infantry Battalion from the 10th Mountain Division during the battle of Mogadishu in October, 1993 β Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story is a documentary film on the heroic efforts of the soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division (2-14). These men demonstrated extraordinary courage, skill, and discipline as they fought their way into a βbaited ambushβ to rescue the special operations forces pinned down at the crash site of Super Six-One while also attempting a rescue at the crash site of Super Six-Four. Two soldiers from the 2-14 were killed and eighteen wounded in what many have described as the most ferocious urban combat since the Battle for HuαΊΏ during the Tet Offensive in 1968.
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Lord of War
New York π©πͺ Germany πΊπ¦ Ukraine π±π§ Lebanon π±π· Liberia πΈπ± Sierra Leone π§π΄ Bolivia π¨π΄ Colombia πΈπ΄ Somalia The 1980s The 1990s The 2000sWhere there's a will, there's a weapon β Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.
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The Cruelest Day
πΈπ΄ Somalia The 1990sIlaria Alpi, a young, Italian war-corespondent, was on a dangerous mission in Somalia. While she covered the civil war, she also discovered a big and secret international enviromentscandale. Together with her cameraman she was killed in the streets of Mogadishus March, 1994. The film is based on a true story.
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Black Hawk Down
πΈπ΄ Somalia The 1990sLeave No Man Behind. β When U.S. Rangers and an elite Delta Force team attempt to kidnap two underlings of a Somali warlord, their Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, and the Americans suffer heavy casualties, facing intense fighting from the militia on the ground.
