Mosul (2019) Director: Matthew Michael Carnahan
Based on a true story, the film tells the story of a young Iraqi policeman who is rescued from a crossfire by Nineveh's special forces and has since joined a 10-man squad. Follow on a secret mission.
This is the most realistic war movie that 400 Jun has ever seen, unlike blockbusters such as "Saving Private Ryan" and "Wind Whisperer", "Blood War Mosul" has no grand scenes of two sides attacking, only various street battles. Also different from "Black Hawk Down" and "Operation Brave" and other US military special forces as the protagonist of war films, the tactical literacy of Iraqi special police is very general, and there are even scenes of manslaughter of teammates and grenades bouncing back, just to highlight one feature: real.
"Blood War Mosul" has no protagonist aura, is not pompous, not procrastinating, the painting style is cold, real and bloody, and the ending is unexpected and moving.
Story background
In 2016, 10 years had passed since the hanging of tyrant Saddam Hussein and five years after U.S. combat troops withdrew from Iraq.
Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, Iraqi government forces have been fighting ISIS for a long time and have not been able to fully control the city.
The Nineveh Special Detachment, ordered by their superiors to evacuate the war zone, but they risked court-martial and decided to go on a "top secret" mission first.
Devastated Mosul
Major Jassim, the soul of the special squad
Movie plot
At the beginning of the film, three policemen are besieged by ISIS, but fortunately rescued by Nineveh Special Police
Special squads only need people who have a feud with ISIS
Kawal, the actor who has only been in the police force for 2 months, decided to join the Ninawa squad after being killed by his uncle by ISIS, and was persuaded by Major Jassim.
They want to go deep into this ruined city
To do business with nasty Iranians
And also dike their own people
They are not elite and even mistakenly kill their teammates in combat
Step by step, short soldiers will appear at any time
Because of a small mistake, the soul of the special detachment, the father, brother and teacher in the hearts of the members, loved this land, Major Jassim died.
Without the protagonist's aura, anyone will die suddenly
Blood and fire can make people mature quickly, and Kaval reminds his teammates to continue the mission
After sacrificing half of their lives, they finally arrived at the mission site. The 90-minute suspense was finally solved.
In the smoke of gunfire, only human nature shines forever.
Kavar's words sublimated the theme of the entire movie
"Blood War Mosul" is an alternative war film. There is no big scene that can still make people so nervous that they dare not breathe, the portrayal of the characters is very successful, and the subtle foreshadowing in the middle can be found when brushing it for the second time.
The 400 Jun, who has been brushed three times, is highly recommended to all fans and friends who like war movies.