THE SIEGE OF JADOTVILLE

Synopsis The Siege of Jadotville (2016) In 1961, the UN sends an Irish peacekeeper troop commanded by Commandant Pat Quinlan to Katanga, in Congo, to protect the inhabitants of the mining town of Jadotville in the beginning of a civil war. Meanwhile the UN advisor Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien launches a military attack named Operation Morthor against the French and Belgian mercenaries. Soon there is a reprisal from the mercenaries and Quinlan and his men are left under siege by a huge number of Katangese and mercenary troops. Will the Irish soldiers resist the attack? ??Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations Soundtrack: Rakish Paddy, The Wild Irishman (Arranged by Kevin Crehan)