---
title: 'The Siege of Jadotville (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richie Smyth'
released: '2016-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'War'
countries:
  - 'Ireland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-siege-of-jadotville-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3922798/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Siege of Jadotville (2016)

2016 · 108 min · Drama, War · Ireland


## Synopsis

The Siege of Jadotville is a 2016 action-war film directed by Richie Smyth and written by Kevin Brodbin. An Irish-South African production, the film is based on Declan Power's book, The Siege at Jadotville: The Irish Army's Forgotten Battle (2005), about an Irish Army unit's role in the titular Siege of Jadotville during the United Nations Operation in the Congo in September 1961, part of the Congo Crisis that stretched from 1960 to 1965.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richie Smyth](https://cinepixo.com/people/richie-smyth)
- **Screenplay:** [Kevin Brodbin](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-brodbin), [Declan Power](https://cinepixo.com/people/declan-power)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Joseph Trapanese](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-trapanese)
- **Editor:** [Alex Mackie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-mackie)

## Cast

- [Jamie Dornan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-dornan)
- [Mikael Persbrandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikael-persbrandt) as Dag Hammarskjöld
- [Michael McElhatton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mcelhatton)
- [Mark Strong](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-strong) as Conor Cruise O'Brien
- [Danny Sapani](https://cinepixo.com/people/danny-sapani) as Tshombé Moïse
- [Guillaume Canet](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillaume-canet)
- [Jason O'Mara](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-o-mara)

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