| Black 
				Hawk Down 
				(2001), 
				Director: Ridley Scott, rated R for war violence, 
				language 
						Leave No Man Behind. 
				
		  Starring: Josh 
				Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Sam Shepard, William Fichtner 
DML Rating: 
★★★★★★★★★★ 
- perfect 
"Don't really matter what I 
				think. Once that first bullet goes past your head, 
politics and 
				all that shit just goes right out the window." – SFC "Hoot" 
				Gibson 
				Why watch this? This 
				is a historically accurate account of the 
				1993 Mogadishu Raid. 
				Plot Summary: In 
				1993, a group of elite U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force 
				operators are sent into Mogadishu, Somalia, on a mission to 
				capture key lieutenants of a powerful warlord. However, the 
				operation quickly escalates into a brutal and prolonged 
				firefight when two Black Hawk helicopters are shot down. The 
				stranded American soldiers must fight their way through hostile 
				territory in a desperate struggle to survive and rescue their 
				comrades. Dad's Preview: 
				I remember seeing the news footage of a US helicopter pilot's 
				body being 
				dragged through the streets of Mogadishu. This film replays the confusion 
				of that day as two U.S. helicopters 
				were shot down in the middle of an African civil war. We witness the 
				bravery of the U.S. soldiers who went in to extract the crash 
				victims. Courageous as that was, the brutal reality is that a terrible 
				toll was taken on the Somali militia and citizens, as well. 
						 Columbia 
				Pictures, Revolution Studios, J. Bruckheimer Films; Sony Pictures 
				Releasing
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