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  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 101 Studios
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 101 Studios
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. After inexperienced Iraqi cop Kawa (Adam Bessa) is rescued from a harrowing firefight by the elite Nineveh SWAT team, he’s quickly inducted into the rogue squadron, a band of ten brothers-in-arms led by the wise Major Jasem (Suhail Dabbach). Under...

Directed By: Matthew Michael Carnahan

Written By: Matthew Michael Carnahan

  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 101 Studios
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 101 Studios
  • 1 h 26 m

Mosul

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 12 User Ratings
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Summary When ISIS took their homes, families and city, one group of men fought to take it all back. After inexperienced Iraqi cop Kawa (Adam Bessa) is rescued from a harrowing firefight by the elite Nineveh SWAT team, he’s quickly inducted into the rogue squadron, a band of ten brothers-in-arms led by the wise Major Jasem (Suhail Dabbach). Under...

Directed By: Matthew Michael Carnahan

Written By: Matthew Michael Carnahan

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Metascore
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Generally Favorable Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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100
Dec 14, 2020
This is a sometimes wrenching and draining film, but it’s also a powerful and ultimately deeply moving tribute to a group of good and decent men who have been emotionally and, in some cases, physically wounded by war but refuse to surrender.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
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Dec 14, 2020
Mosul is a combat thriller that passes on an appreciation of professionalism and patriotism in a different language, in different uniforms, but with a universal focus on “mission” and “hope.”
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Aladdin718
Jun 8, 2021
My heart. Gritty. Captivating. There is some action, but it’s not the whole story. There is so much more.
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3ebfan511
Feb 17, 2021
This movie starts off with action and goes....pretty much the entire time. But there is definitely a compelling story and it is well acted and well written for a war film. Probably better than a fair amount of war films from the typical US soldiers perspective, and has strong production value. If you want to see an exciting and probably realistic war film from the Iraqi **** will likely enjoy this film.
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70
Dec 1, 2020
It might not reinvent the wheel in terms of either the action thriller or modern day war genres, but Carnahan has delivered a hugely accomplished debut that’s often harrowing to watch but never anything less than eminently watchable, packed with both nailbiting tension and impeccably-crafted set pieces that mark him out as a director well worth keeping an eye on.
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63
Nov 27, 2020
Dabbach’s performance and the film’s commitment to that search-and-destroy ideology from the viewpoint of Iraqis themselves create some undeniably satisfying moments.
By Roxana Hadadi FULL REVIEW
50
Nov 27, 2020
Instant death lurks around every corner, and the movie doesn’t shy from killing off major characters. But it does play like an odd match of form and content: a story of single-minded humanitarianism framed as a relentless action spectacular.
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FadeBlack
Dec 8, 2020
Highly recommended, solid character-driven movie about a very complex, grim, story, but with rays of hope.
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JLuis_001
Dec 22, 2020
The change of perspective is refreshing, even though it fails to avoid some western cliches.
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Mauro_Lanari
Nov 27, 2020
(Mauro Lanari) In its subgenre, Michael Carnahan's debut is well done, but he is uninterested in broadening the meaning of his war movie as other masterpieces have been able to do.
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Production Company AGBO, Conde Nast Entertainment
Release Date Nov 26, 2020
Duration 1 h 26 m
Rating TV-MA
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Website https://www.netflix.com/title/81041495
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