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Special Forces

2011 · 109 min · Director: Stéphane Rybojad ★ IMDb 6.3 · 20,281 ratings

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In Afghanistan, French journalist Elsa and her colleague Amen are covering the story of Maina, a woman sold to a man when she was a child. Taliban leader Ahmed Zaief abducts Elsa and Amen and tries to force them to read a message to Western governments. The French president sends six Special Force to rescue Elsa who's hidden in a fortress in Pakistan. The team composed of Commander Kovax, Tic-Tac, Lucas, the sniper Elias, Victor and Marius release Elsa and Amen from their imprisonment but lose their radios. Now the group needs to cross the inhospitable land to save their lives with the Taliban chasing them.

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Emotional fingerprint

Special Forces (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Tension 30%, Excitement 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Tension, Excitement, Anxiety. Genres: Drama, Action, War. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Tension, Excitement and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Hope

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 57 %.Ending hidden

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%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionEmpathySadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 8′Humor50 %22 %15 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension54 %31 %18 %5 %
17.5 %≈ 19′Humor59 %36 %19 %6 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension68 %54 %23 %10 %
27.5 %≈ 30′Tension71 %68 %23 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 35′Tension72 %71 %25 %9 %
37.5 %≈ 41′Tension75 %74 %36 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 46′Tension70 %68 %40 %20 %
47.5 %≈ 52′Tension66 %65 %35 %20 %
52.5 %≈ 57′Tension73 %70 %41 %33 %
57.5 %≈ 63′Sadness78 %72 %55 %52 %
62.5 %≈ 68′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
67.5 %≈ 74′Tension83 %82 %73 %57 %
72.5 %≈ 79′Tension83 %71 %74 %55 %
77.5 %≈ 84′Sadness83 %58 %77 %63 %
82.5 %≈ 90′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
87.5 %≈ 95′Sadness85 %52 %78 %75 %
92.5 %≈ 101′Hope80 %43 %72 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 106′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

Djimon Hounsou

Commander Kovax

Denis Ménochet

Captain Lucas

RP
Raphaël Personnaz

Elias, sniper

AF
Alain Figlarz

Victor

AA
Alain Alivon

Marius

Mehdi Nebbou

Amin, Elsa's guide

RD
Raz Degan

Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers

Tchéky Karyo

Admiral Guezennec

MA
Morjana Alaoui

Maïna

DF
Didier Flamand

Jacques Beauregard

JG
Jacques Gallo

The 'Pacha'

BA
Bernard Allouf

President of the Republic

MF
Marine Faure

Prime Minister

ES
Eric Soubelet

Patron De La Duse

JD
Jean-Paul Dubois

Defense Minister

AB
Antoine Blanquefort

Minister of Foreign Affairs

LC
Laurent Claret

Chief of Staff of the President

Details

Directed by
Stéphane Rybojad
Written by
Stéphane Rybojad, Michael Cooper, Emmanuelle Collomp
Type
Movies
Released
2011
Runtime
109 min
Country
France
Genres
Drama, Action, War
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 20,281 ratings
Feels mostly
Tension
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