Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Poor script, poor acting. Jamie Dornans acting is laughable. Don't know what people see in him. Only good acting is done by Jason o'mara as far as I'm concerned.

I happened to be in Jadotville before the arrival of the Irish UN troops. The Katangese did not want the UN to be there at all and supported Moise Tshombe. Even the public aimed their hostility at the UN and praised Tsombe's mercenary forces. In Jadotville we knew that the Irish and trouble was coming, so some friends and I were evacuated to Elizabethville.I lost touch with happenings at Jadotville and one never knew what really transpired there. It is only now by coming across this film that the truth comes out and why the secrecy was kept for 45 years.I watched the film with anticipation, which also brought back many memories. I accept that the film was dramatized, but I can assure you it was no fun being there.

Hi from Russia!The movie is good, but it is far from real story (as many movies).I researched 1960th Congo war a bit after watching this movie and found some interesting facts (sorry for poor English): Many attackers (africans) were archers or had pump rifles (but most white instructors were professionals). UN contingent was placed near Jadotville to protect white population of Jadotville but (surprise) white population was against UN contingent. Heave weapon haven't been used by gendarmes against UN troops - the target was to capture UN Irish, not to kill them all. This is most important fact explaining number of casualties on both sides (and gendarmes are not as good as army troops).Fighting scenes in the movie looks like a massacre of the innocents, I personally have nothing against the Irish, the are good guys and fighters but this movie doesn't show them as on real war, at 100% of their capabilities, it is more like being on training with live targets, shooting untrained cannon fodder armed by pistol caliber machine guns in open field by heavy machine guns and rifles. Yes, UN guys had some stress and 5 wounded but it is not a battle with equal enemy. And it was not 24/7 battle, UN personnel could visit church, make photos, sleep at night, not drinking water with diesel (it is not a whiskey, but when you want to drink, some diesel in the water is not a problem), etc.If someone is interested to find more about real story of UN in Congo war, they should check story of UN 99th Indian brigade in Katanga, who bore the brunt of the fighting in Katanga, together with Ethiopians. I hope one day someone will make movie about them (may be Bollywood?).

"The Siege of Jadotville" dramatizes the little known firefight between a small number of Irish UN troops and a large number of mercenaries and Katangese militia following the attempted secession of Katanga from the newly formed Republic of the Congo (formally the Belgium Congo). The outnumbered and outgunned 'blue helmets' hold on for several days while Moïse Tshombe (The Prime Minister of Congo), UN functionaries and national politicians maneuver to control as much of the mineral rich (including uranium) Katanga as possible. The movie features extensive battle scenes which are very well done and seem realistic (IMO, but I have no experience with combat). Based on comments in IMDb and elsewhere, the film is a reasonably accurate recreation of the events (admittedly with a few added 'dramatic touches') although the implication that a Phantom II jet was instrumental in the death of UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld seems to be a nod to conspiracy theorists (as I gather little is known about what actually brought down his plane). Good 'men under fire' acting and a great showcase for vintage small arms and a lovely Fouga Magister jet for those who like such things.