Film: Black Hawk Down Directed by Ridley Scott

A fast paced film depicting an operation in Somalia by US forces trying to capture a key figure. The operation is under resourced by the political leaders leaving a risk of failure. The operation fails, and two helicopters are downed which then leads to an attempt to rescue the crew. The theme is of "no man left behind", a concept which leads to a long drawn out fire fight with Somali rebels and a complete overwhelming of the force involved. Really good location shooting on this one, and excellent shots of the military hardware involved. Since the film was made Somalia has now detioriated even further - but you can understand why.