
Overview
13 HOURS: THE SECRET SOLDIERS OF BENGHAZI is an action thriller based on the 2014 non-fiction book written by journalist Mitchell Zuckoff with the Annex Security Team. The film depicts the harrowing true story of the attack on a U.S. embassy outpost in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11, 2012, which killed four Americans (including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens). After the assault begins, an ex-military security team are tasked with protecting a covert CIA base approximately a mile from the outpost. Directed by Michael Bay, the film stars John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, and Pablo Schreiber.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Michael Bay - Director
Pablo Schreiber
John Krasinski
Toby Stephens
Dominic Fumusa
James Badge Dale
Max Martini
David Denman
Dominic Fumusa
David Costabile
Demetrius Grosse
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (DVD + Digital HD)
- Run Time: 144
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 032429241719
- Genre: Drama
- Rating: R (MPAA) (strong combat violence throughout, bloody images, and language)
- Release Date: June 2016
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"[A]bout as pure an action movie as Bay is likely to make. Its lengthy siege and chase set pieces combine Bay’s usual pomp with wild, smeared, very digital camerawork..." - 01/14/2016 A.V. Club
"[Krasinski] proves that we should be seeing more of him than we currently are, and Dale makes the case that he’s more than an electric character actor." - 01/14/2016 Entertainment Weekly
"[T]his is a solid action thriller with well-choreographed battle sequences and strong work from the ensemble cast." - 01/14/2016 Chicago Sun-Times
"As an action film, it is intense and gripping." - 01/14/2016 Washington Post
"Michael Bay's latest in-between-TRANSFORMERS picture actually features just as much action as his giant toy extravaganzas..." - 01/13/2016 Hollywood Reporter
"Based on a best-selling book by ex-Globe reporter Mitchell Zuckoff, 13 HOURS is a straight-up combat film..." - 01/14/2016 Boston Globe
3 stars out of 5 -- "A dramatic reconstruction of the 2012 attacks by militants on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, as seen by the security team tasked with its defence." - 01/29/2016 Empire
