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January 19, 2018

At the Movies: Hemsworth leads a solid wartime film in ‘12 Strong'

By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer

“12 Strong” is a very solid movie with an engaging story, script and cast led by Thor himself, Chris Hemsworth.

In the days and months following the Sept. 11 attacks, a small U.S. Special Forces unit led an offensive against the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. They worked in harsh conditions alongside a local warlord and his men, an uneasy alliance at best, and, even with all the technology and money of the U.S. military, executed the successful mission largely on horseback.


 
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