Fortress of War vs Special Forces
Fortress of War has the higher audience score (7.2/10 against 6.7/10 for Special Forces). Special Forces is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 18m. Fortress of War is the older of the two (2010 against 2011). Both are action, drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fortress of War
Special Forces| Fortress of War | Special Forces | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Aleksandr Kott | Stéphane Rybojad |
| Main cast | Pavel Derevyanko, Andrey Merzlikin, Veronika Nikonova, Evgeny Tsyganov, Anna Tsukanova-Kott | Djimon Hounsou, Tchéky Karyo, Didier Flamand, Diane Kruger, Benoît Magimel |
Synopsis
Fortress of War
The film covers the heroic defence of the Brest Fortress, which was attacked during the first strike of German invaders on June 22 1941. The story describes the events of the first days of the defence, including the three main resistance zones, headed by the regiment commander, Pyotr Mikhailovich Gavrilov, the commissar Efim Moiseevich Fomin and the head of the 9th frontier outpost, Andrey Mitrofanovich Kizhevatov. Many years later veteran…
Special Forces
Afghanistan. War correspondent Elsa Casanova is taken hostage by the Taliban. Faced with her imminent execution, a Special Forces unit is dispatched to free her. In some of the world’s most breathtaking yet hostile landscapes, a relentless pursuit begins between her kidnappers who have no intention of letting their prey escape them and a group of soldiers who risk their lives in pursuit of their single aim – to bring her home alive. This…
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