Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Blistering performances.

This was an unexpected thrilling movie absolutely terrific true story well acted scripted directed. 10 out of 10 well done Ireland.

Many do not know that Ireland, like Switzerland, was neutral in WWII. Because of its previous neutrality, it was chosen by the nascent United Nations to try to hold peace in a southern province of the Republic of Congo in the early 1950s.The movie follows the deployment and action of "A" Company as they try to defend an outpost.The action is quite realistic and does not appear staged and while the outcome of the siege becomes clear, it is not overplayed.A small piece of history hidden from the view of the Irish people for way too long and brought to the screen with skill.

Set in the 1960s a 150 strong and very green U.N. Irish regiment holds off a Congo / French mercenary military force which is 20 times their number defending a remote radio station camp.This actually did happen and there was U.N. political incompetence and U.N. political tragedy after the president of the Congo was assassinated for nationalising the mineral rich Cobalt and Uranium mines in the area which paid mercenaries and the new corrupt president and his army vowed to defend for the companies and keep them as private entities.These Irish soldiers were seriously left to die almost by the U.N. in a political game which saw them face impossible odds and in the face of adversity they showed immense bravery. The movie ends in a rather sombre mood which makes us realise that there is often more honour amongst soldiers than there is with politicians.

"The Siege of Jadotville" dramatizes the little known firefight between a small number of Irish UN troops and a large number of mercenaries and Katangese militia following the attempted secession of Katanga from the newly formed Republic of the Congo (formally the Belgium Congo). The outnumbered and outgunned 'blue helmets' hold on for several days while Moïse Tshombe (The Prime Minister of Congo), UN functionaries and national politicians maneuver to control as much of the mineral rich (including uranium) Katanga as possible. The movie features extensive battle scenes which are very well done and seem realistic (IMO, but I have no experience with combat). Based on comments in IMDb and elsewhere, the film is a reasonably accurate recreation of the events (admittedly with a few added 'dramatic touches') although the implication that a Phantom II jet was instrumental in the death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld seems to be a nod to conspiracy theorists (as I gather little is known about what actually brought down his plane). Good 'men under fire' acting and a great showcase for vintage small arms and a lovely Fouga Magister jet for those who like such things.