If you only think of Chris Hemsworth as the Marvel muscle mountain Thor, you can be proven wrong for a short while on Netflix. Operation: 12 Strong can be streamed there until November 7, 2023. In the war film based on true events, the star has to survive a murderous ambush in the midst of his troop of soldiers.
On Netflix: Chris Hemsworth fights as a horse soldier against the Taliban
Operation: 12 Strong is based on the book Horse Soldiers by author Doug Stanton. In the adaptation, an elite team of US soldiers led by Mitch Nelson (Hemsworth) invades Afghanistan and is supposed to fight against the Taliban with the help of a tribal chief. After the 12 fighters crossed the mountains mostly on horses, They are ambushed and fight for their lives.
There are various differences between the war film with Chris Hemsworth and its original. For example, the small piece of rubble from the World Trade Center that Nelson carries with him was real. In reality, however, it brought Colonel Bowers (in the film: Rob Riggle) to Afghanistan.
Operation: 12 Strong was a moderate hit at the box office in 2018 (via The Numbers) and received average reviews. Many viewers attested that the film had a good entertainment factor, but were disturbing but is due to the flat characters and the running time.
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