Drama and Action/Adventure2 hrs. 24 min. BLACK HAWK DOWN is director Ridley Scott's (GLADIATOR) adaptation of the true war story as told in Mark Bowden's book of the same title. The film takes place in 1993 when the U.S. sent special forces into Somalia to bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground, an unexpected attack by Somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately. From there, the U.S. soldiers must struggle to regain their balance while enduring heavy gunfire. MPAA Rating: R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language. Release Date: December 28, 2001 LA/NY; January
18, 2002 Nationwide. |