The Siege of Jadotville

The Irish army's forgotten battle

Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan leads a stand off with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo during the early 1960s.

War Drama Thriller

Jamie Dornan

Guillaume Canet

(Rene Faulques)

Mark Strong

(Conor Cruise O'Brien)

Jason O'Mara

(Sgt. Jack Prendergast)

Michael McElhatton

(General McEntee)

Mikael Persbrandt

(Dag Hammarskjold)

Danny Sapani

(Moise Tshombe)

Fionn O'Shea

(William Reidy)

Fiona Glascott

(Carmel Quinlan)

Emmanuelle Seigner

(Madame LaFontagne)

Conor Quinlan

(P.J. (Patrick Joyce))

Sam Keeley

(Billy (Sniper) Ready)

Conor MacNeill

(Radio Operator)

Luc Van Gunderbeeck

(Charles de Gaulle)

Jordan Mifsud

(John Donnelly)

Charlie Kelly

(Walter Hegarty)

Mike Noble

(Charles Cooley)

Ronan Raftery

Gérard Rudolf

Ashish Gangapersad

Richard Lukunku

(Patrice Lumumba)

Andrew Stock

(Man in White Suit)

Thulasizwe Kubheka

(Tshombe's Aide)

Michael Richard

(USSR Ambassador)

Jonathan Holby

Danny Keogh

Charmaine Weir Smith

Robert van de Coolwijk

Mike Bodie

Kyle Ryan Diffenthal

Robert Hobbs

Ashley Taylor

Leon Clingman

Garth Breytenbach

Alexander Tops