12 Strong

***12 Strong*** 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 Pena, Navid Negahban, Trevante Rhodes, Geoff Stults, Thad Luckinbill, William Fichtner, and Rob Riggle.

## Storyline

### Plot

12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11, under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.

### Genres

* Action
* Drama
* History
* War

### Motion Picture Rating

* **13** (Argentina)
* **MA15+** (Australia)
* **14** (Brazil)
* **14A** (Canada)
* **TE+7** (Chile)
* **12** (Colombia)
* **Tous publics avec avertissement** (France)
* **16** (Germany)
* **IIB** (Hong Kong)
* **16** (Hungary)
* **A** (India)
* **17+** (Indonesia)
* **15A** (Ireland)
* **T** (Italy)
* **PG12** (Japan)
* **B15** (Mexico)
* **16** (Netherlands)
* **18** (Nigeria)
* **15** (Norway)
* **R-13** (Philippines)
* **M/14** (Portugal)
* **18+** (Russia)
* **NC16** (Singapore)
* **16** (South Africa)
* **15** (South Korea)
* **16** (Spain)
* **16** (Switzerland)
* **R-12** (Taiwan)
* **15+** (Turkey)
* **15** (UK)
* **R** (USA)
* **C18** (Vietnam)

## Images

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## Cast and Crew

### Writing Credits (WGA)

* Ted Tally (written by) and
* Peter Craig (written by)
* Doug Stanton (based on the book, "Horse Soldiers" by)

### Cast

* Chris Hemsworth - Captain Mitch Nelson
* Michael Shannon - Hal Spencer
* Michael Pena - Sam Diller
* Navid Negahban - General Dostum
* Trevante Rhodes - Ben Milo
* William Fichtner - Colonel Mulholland
* Geoff Stults - Sean Coffers
* Thad Luckinbill - Vern Michaels
* Ben O'Toole - Scott Black
* Kenny Sheard - Bill Bennett
* Austin Stowell - Fred Falls
* Austin Hebert - Pat Essex
* Jack Kesy - Charles Jones
* Kenneth Miller - Kevin Jackson
* Elsa Pataky - Jean Nelson
* Rob Riggle - Lt. Colonel Bowers
* Taylor Sheridan - Brian
* Fahim Fazli - Khaled
* Laith Nakli - Commander Ahmed Lal
* Ali Olomi - Afghan Man

### Producers

* Yale Badik (executive producer)
* Jerry Bruckheimer (producer)
* Garrett Grant (executive producer)
* Val Hill (executive producer)
* Broderick Johnson (executive producer)
* Andrew A. Kosove (executive producer)
* Thad Luckinbill (producer)
* Trent Luckinbill (producer)
* Emma McGill (associate producer)
* Chad Oman (executive producer)
* Melissa Reid (co-producer)
* Jon Schumacher (co-producer)
* Ellen H. Schwartz (executive producer)
* Molly Smith (producer)
* Rachel Smith (associate producer)
* Doug Stanton (executive producer)
* Mike Stenson (executive producer)
* David H. Venghaus (associate producer)

## Details

### Language

* English
* Dari
* Russian
* Spanish
* Uzbek

### Release Dates

* January 17, 2018 (Philippines)
* January 18, 2018 (Cyprus)
* January 18, 2018 (Greece)
* January 18, 2018 (Kuwait)
* January 18, 2018 (Malaysia)
* January 18, 2018 (Singapore)
* January 19, 2018 (Canada)
* January 19, 2018 (Estonia)
* January 19, 2018 (India)
* January 19, 2018 (Taiwan)
* January 19, 2018 (USA)
* January 26, 2018 (Bulgaria)
* January 26, 2018 (UK)
* January 26, 2018 (Ireland)
* January 26, 2018 (Latvia)
* January 26, 2018 (Vietnam)
* January 31, 2018 (Belgium)
* January 31, 2018 (France)
* January 31, 2018 (Indonesia)
* January 31, 2018 (South Korea)
* February 1, 2018 (Hong Kong)
* February 1, 2018 (Croatia)
* February 1, 2018 (Israel)
* February 1, 2018 (Netherlands)
* February 2, 2018 (Lithuania)
* February 2, 2018 (Romania)
* February 8, 2018 (Denmark)
* February 21, 2018 (Switzerland) (French speaking region)
* February 22, 2018 (Portugal)
* March 2, 2018 (Norway)
* March 8, 2018 (Argentina)
* March 8, 2018 (Australia)
* March 8, 2018 (Switzerland) (German speaking region)
* March 8, 2018 (Chile)
* March 8, 2018 (Germany)
* March 8, 2018 (Hungary)
* March 8, 2018 (Russia)
* March 9, 2018 (Austria)
* March 9, 2018 (Mexico)
* March 9, 2018 (Sweden)
* March 15, 2018 (Brazil)
* April 10, 2018 (Peru)
* April 12, 2018 (Colombia)
* May 4, 2018 (Spain)
* May 4, 2018 (Japan)
* May 18, 2018 (Turkey)
* July 6, 2018 (Japan) (Cine&Comic Fest Genova)
* July 11, 2018 (Japan)

### Trailer Release Dates

* Trailer 1 - October 19, 2017
* Trailer 2 - November 21, 2017

### Home Media Release Dates

* May 1, 2018 (USA) (DVD)
* May 1, 2018 (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* May 28, 2018 (UK) (DVD)
* May 28, 2018 (UK) (Blu-Ray)

## Reception

### Box office

*12 Strong* grossed $67,450,815 worldwide on a $35 million budget.

### Critical response

The film has a 6.5 rating on IMDb and a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

## Company Credits

### Production Companies

* Lionsgate Films
* Alcon Entertainment
* Black Label Media
* Jerry Bruckheimer Films
* Torridon Films

### Distributors

* Central Partnership (2018) (Russia) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Argentina) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Bolivia) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Brazil) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Chile) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Colombia) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Mexico) (theatrical)
* Diamond Films (2018) (Peru) (theatrical)
* Entertainment Film Distributors (2018) (UK) (theatrical)
* Golden Village Pictures (2018) (Singapore) (theatrical)
* Metropolitan Filmexport (2018) (France) (theatrical)
* Roadshow Films (2018) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
* Roadshow Films (2018) (Australia) (theatrical)
* Warner Bros Pictures (2018) (Canada) (theatrical)
* Warner Bros Pictures (2018) (USA) (theatrical)
* Warner Home Entertainment (2018) (USA) (DVD)
* Warner Home Entertainment (2018) (USA) (Blu-Ray)
* Entertainment in Video (2018) (UK) (DVD)
* Entertainment in Video (2018) (UK) (Blu-Ray)

### Special Effects

* Industrial Light and Magic (visual effects and animation)
* Stereo D (additional visual effects)
* Virtuos (additional visual effects)
* Yannix (additional visual effects)
* BUF (visual effects)
* CVD VFX (visual effects)
* 11:11 Mediaworks (visual effects)
* VFX Legion (visual effects)
* Lion Visual Effects (visual effects)
* Wink VFX (visual effects)
* The Mill (visual effects)
* MPC New York (visual effects)
* Method Studios (visual effects)
* a52 (visual effects)

## Trivia

* This is Jerry Bruckheimer's second film to be released by Warner Bros Pictures, the first being *Kangaroo Jack* (2003), which was co-produced by Castle Rock Entertainment.