

“The Irish army's forgotten battle”
Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.
Directed by Richie Smyth, John Moore, Sarah Bowen
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Released
September 19, 2016
1h 48m
French, English, Irish

Jamie Dornan
Pat Quinlan

Mark Strong
Conor Cruise O'Brien

Jason O'Mara
Sgt. Jack Prendergast

Michael McElhatton
General McEntee

Emmanuelle Seigner
Madame LaFontagne

Richard Lukunku
Patrice Lumumba

Danny Sapani
Moise Tshombe
Andrew Stock
Man in White Suit

Fionn O'Shea
William Reidy

Sam Keeley
Billy (Sniper) Ready

Ronan Raftery
John Gorman

Mike Noble
Charles Cooley

Fiona Glascott
Carmel Quinlan

Melissa Haiden
Beautiful Nurse

Jordan Mifsud
John Donnelly
Conor Quinlan
P.J. (Patrick Joyce)

Charlie Kelly
Walter Hegarty

Conor MacNeill
Radio Operator

Charmaine Weir-Smith
Cooley's Mother

Danny Keogh
Gorman's Father