The UN forces are powerless to intervene directly. To consolidate his power and subdue the population in the south, Aidid and his militia seize Red Cross food shipments. President Clinton deploys Task Force Ranger - consisting of 3rd Battalion/ 75th Ranger Regiment, Delta Force operators, and flight crew of the 160th SOAR – to Mogadishu to capture Aidid, who has proclaimed himself president. After the bulk of the peacekeepers withdraw, the Mogadishu-based militia loyal to Mohamed Farrah Aidid declares war on the remaining UN personnel. 5.2 "Only the dead have seen the end of war."įollowing the ousting of the central government in 1993 amid the civil war in Somalia, the United Nations Security Council authorizes a military operation with a peacekeeping mandate.This extended cut was released on Blu-ray and in 4K on May 7, 2019. The cut contains an additional eight minutes of footage, increasing the running time to 152 minutes. In 2006, an extended cut of the film was released on DVD. Black Hawk Down won two Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Sound at the 74th Academy Awards. The film performed modestly well at the box office, grossing $172 million worldwide against a production budget of $92 to $110 million. The film received positive reviews from film critics, although it was heavily criticized for its inaccuracies, and sparked controversy for its portrayal of Somalis. The film features a large ensemble cast, including Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Eric Bana, Tom Sizemore, William Fichtner, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Piven and Tom Hardy in his first film role.īlack Hawk Down had a limited release on December 28, 2001, and went into the public on January 18, 2002. It is based on the 1999 non-fiction book of the same name by journalist Mark Bowden, about the U.S. Black Hawk Down is a 2001 war film directed and produced by Ridley Scott, and co-produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, from a screenplay by Ken Nolan.
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