12 Strong (2018)

***12 Strong*** (also known as ***12 Strong: The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers***) is a 2018 American action-war film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig. The film is based on Doug Stanton's non-fiction book *Horse Soldiers*, which tells the story of U.S. Army Special Forces sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11 attacks. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Peña, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, Ben O'Toole, William Fichtner, and Rob Riggle.

## Cast

Chris Hemsworth
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Captain Mitch Nelson

Michael Shannon
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Hal Spencer

Michael Peña
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Sam Diller

Navid Negahban
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General Abdul Rashid Dostum

Trevante Rhodes
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Ben Milo

Geoff Stults
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Sean Coffers

Thad Luckinbill
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Vern Michaels

Austin Hébert
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Pat Essex

Austin Stowell
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Fred Falls

Ben O'Toole
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Scott Black

Kenneth Miller
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Kevin Jackson

Kenny Sheard
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Bill Bennett

Jack Kesy
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Charles Jones

Rob Riggle
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Lt. Colonel Bowers

William Fichtner
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Colonel Mulholland

Arshia Mandavi
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Najeeb

Elsa Pataky
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Jean Nelson

Marie Wagenman
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Maddy Nelson

Allison Gabriel
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Marsha Spencer (as Allison King)

Samuel Kamphuis
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Jake Spencer

Lauren Chavez-Myers
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Lisa Diller (as Lauren Myers)

Laith Nakli
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Commander Ahmed Lal

Fahim Fazli
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Khaled

Numan Acar
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Mullah Razzan

Peter Karas
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Habib (as Peter Malek)

Matthew Van Wettering
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Desk Sergeant

Timothy Kamphuis
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Diller's Son

Jahan Khalili
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Shepherd

Seth Adkins
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Young Soldier Josh

Nate Boyer
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Door Gunner

Taylor Sheridan
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Brian

Vincent E. McDaniel
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Soldier

Yousuf Azami
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Fakir

Tommy Truex
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Chinook Pilot #1

Veronica Diaz Carranza
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Lieutenant Henriques

Shvan Aladdin
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Taliban Fighter #1 (as Shvan Aladin)

Mustafa Haidari
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Taliban Fighter #2

Ali Olomi
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Afghan Man

Yasmine Aker
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Afghan Woman Teacher

Sofia Chicorelli Serna
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Crying Afghan Girl #1

Massa Daoud
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Crying Afghan Girl #2

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

Martin Edward Andazola
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Taliban Soldier (uncredited)

Tim Aydelott
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Special Forces First Sergeant (uncredited)

Nour Bitar
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Afghani Mother (uncredited)

Edward Butron
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Taliban / New Alliance (uncredited)

Perla Daoud
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Afghani Girl (uncredited)

Robert H. Doudell
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Rug Merchant (uncredited)

Jason Exum
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Admin 2nd Lieutenant (uncredited)

Lawrence Gilligan
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Taliban Soldier (uncredited)

Dan Gruenberg
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Taliban Soldier (uncredited)

Kevin Kent
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555 Soldier (uncredited)

Shawn Lecrone
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Northern Alliance Soldier / Dostum Flank (uncredited)

Adrian Luna
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Taliban Soldier (uncredited)

Jay Moore
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Special Forces Captain (uncredited)

Ivan Nino
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Taliban Soldier (uncredited)

Martin Palmer
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Northern Alliance Soldier (uncredited)

Christian Pedersen
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Special Forces Soldier (uncredited)

Francisco Peramos
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Special Forces (uncredited)

Benjamin Poe
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Special Forces Captain (uncredited)

Frank Powers
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Special Forces Civilian (uncredited)

James Joseph Pulido
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Newmark (uncredited)

Dion Ronquillo Jr.
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Taliban Fighter (uncredited)

Shawn Sarmeidani
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Dostum's Bodyguard (uncredited)

Michael Sercerchi
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Soldier (uncredited)

J. Nathan Simmons
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Village Elder (uncredited)

Anouar H. Smaine
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Ahmad Taliban (uncredited)

Michael E. Stogner
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Village Elder (uncredited)

Shaun Valdez
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Taliban Soldier (uncredited)

Matthew Velez
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Soldier (uncredited)

Sandra L. Velez
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Pfc. Barbella (Admin Soldier) (uncredited)

David White
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Northern Alliance Soldier / Dostum Flank (uncredited)

Sarrett Williams
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Special Forces Sergeant (uncredited)

### Archival footage

* Madeleine Albright
* Osama bin Laden
* Bill Clinton
* Vladimir Putin
* Donald Rumsfeld