Horse Soldiers
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Fahim Fazli
Laith Nakli
Ben O'toole
Geoff Stults
Spencer Stair
Thad Luckinbill
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the harrowing days following 9/11, an elite U.S. Special Forces unit, led by Captain Mitch Nelson, is chosen to be the first U.S. soldiers sent into Afghanistan for an extremely dangerous mission in response to the attacks. Leaving their families behind, the team is dropped into the remote, rugged landscape of northern Afghanistan, where they must convince General Rashid Dostum to join forces with them to fight their common adversary: the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. In addition to overcoming mutual distrust and a vast cultural divide, the Americans- accustomed to state-of-the-art warfare-must adopt the rudimentary tactics of the Afghan horse soldiers. Despite forming an uneasy bond and growing respect, the new allies face overwhelming odds: vastly outnumbered and outgunned by a ruthless enemy that does not take prisoners. Based on the book "Horse Soldiers" by author Doug Stanton.
Cast
Fahim Fazli
Laith Nakli
Ben O'toole
Geoff Stults
Spencer Stair
Thad Luckinbill
Yasmine Aker
Numan Acar
Lauren Myers
Jahan Khalili
Seth Adkins
Yousuf Azami
Matthew Van Wettering
Michael Peña
Kenny Sheard
Tommy Truex
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Navid Negahban
Veronica Diaz
Jack Kesy
Taylor Sheridan
William Fichtner
Kenneth Miller
Rob Riggle
Michael Shannon
Elsa Pataky
Allison King
Austin Hebert
Ben Simonetti
Greg Sanger
Chris Hemsworth
Trevante Rhodes
Austin Stowell
Mustafa Haidari
Crew
Mike Accettura
Roger Rex Adams
Curtis Akin
Luis Raul Alcocer
Sande Alessi
Kenny Alexander
Robert Alidon
Ian Allegro
Antonio Almaraz
Nic Anastassiou
Scott M. Anderson
Shivas Thilak Anthikkat
Gregorio Aragon
Joaquin Aragon
Joshua Aragon
Eric Arellanes
Brad Arensman
Chakrawal Ariyasaranee
Jason Armstrong
Max Aruj
David Atexide
Christopher Aud
James Augare
James Augare
Oscar Avila
Lillian Awa
Cary Ayers
Robert J Babin
Joe Bacharka
Joe Bacharka
Mamadou Bagayoko
Michael Baker
Lorne Balfe
Derrick D Ballard
Johnathan Banta
Yhvh Bantista
Julien Barbault
Pierre Barrera
Adam Barth
Kevin Bartra
Mychael Bates
Craig Bauer
David D. Baumann
John Bell
Anji Bemben
Matt Berberi
Jeff Berlin
Jeff Bettis
Wayne Billheimer
Melissa F. Binder
Hans Bjerno
Hans Bjerno
Cynthia Blaise
Bryan Boardley
Andrew Bock
Joao Bogossian
Jo Edna Boldin
Jason Bonnell
Beau Borders
Karessa Bowens
Robert Bowman
Kirt Bozeman
Chris Brenczewski
Charles Bridwell
Lee Briggs
Donald Duke Brock
Shawn J. Broes
Zac Brown
Zac Brown
Darwin Browne
Thomas V Browne
Jerry Bruckheimer
Brinton Bryan
Richard Bucher
Elizabeth Buckler
Nathalie Burgaud
Keith Burhans
Reid Burns
Todd Byington
Rob Cain
Denny Caira
Dave Calaway
Elias Caldwell
Amanda Campbell
Roy Cancino
Richard Candelaria
Joe Cappelletti
Sean Cardinalli
Eduardo Cardoso
Linda Carlson
Gavin Carlton
Matthew Carrubba
Bob Carter
Ben Case
Ryan Chan
Jared Chandler
Jayson K. Chang
John Chapman
Bill Chapman Jr.
Jeffrey A Chavers
Derek M. Chavez
Jaime Chavez
Mike Chiado
Michael Chochol
S Todd Christensen
Teague Chrystie
Leslie Chung
Robin Citrin
Scott Christopher Clark
Wesley B Claunch
Chris Clausing
David Coats
Thomas Cobb
Kfir Cohen
Eric Collins
Jay Collins
Tracy Collins
Chris Conahan
Nigel Conway
Elizabeth Cooke
Curt Corbitt
Bill Corso
Dan Cortez
Peter Craig
Greg Crawford
Jeff Cruts
Steven Cueva
Tom Cummins
Mildred Curry
Fionagh Cush
Donna Cushing
Dylan Damian
Joe Dare
Chad Dashnaw
Jake Dashnaw
Madhu Dasyapu
Hoang Gia Hoa Trung Y Dat Nhan
Megan Daum
Marvin Davenport
Nathan E Davis
Richard Davis
Lawrence Decker
Rob Del Ciancio
Bill Deluca
Angela Denike
Brian Denike
David Derwin
Raphael Desmaison
Ralph Diaz
Michelle Dickson
Tyler Diehl
Simon Diggins
Giovanni Digiorgio
Brian Dinoto
Daniel Dirks
John Paul Docherty
Matt Dochstader
Robert Dorris
Joel Dougherty
Katie Douthit
Peter Drinco
Dennis Drozdowski
Michael Duarte
Brian Duffy
Noah Dunbar
Le Tran Thuy Duong
Rhonda Earick
Alisha East
Gottfried Eder
Kathleen Edwards
Andrew Eick
Graham Elliott
Janie Elliott
Grace Esquibel
Russell Farmarco
Katie Fellion
Eddie Fernandez
Jaime Fernandez
Robert Fernley
Nick Firkins
Christopher M Fisher
Robin Fisichella
Jeremy Fitzgerald
Ronald W. Fitzpatrick
Josh Fletcher
Christopher Flick
Henry Flores
Brandon Flyte
Clay Fontenot
C. Michelle Fox
Eric Francisco
Yuriy Fuks
Clint Fumanti
Fred Gabrielli
Mark Gadbury
Pepper Janes Gallegos
Michael Garcia
Andrew Geary
Dennis Geraghty
Jamie German
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Additional photography was shot 08/24/2017.
Released in United States on Video May 1, 2018
Released in United States January 19, 2018
Based on the book "Horse Soldiers" written by Doug Stanton and published by Simon & Schuster on May, 5, 2009.
Released in United States January 19, 2018
Released in United States on Video May 1, 2018
Project was previously in development at Columbia Pictures, which optioned it as a book proposal by author Doug Stanton in 2002. The book was to compliment a treatment by James Cromwell and Gershon Weltman, a defense industry specialist.
Project was previously set up at Disney.
Phillip Noyce was previously attached to direct the project in the early stages of development.
Project marks the feature directorial debut of Nicolai Fuglsig.