12 Strong
A newly formed U.S. Special Forces unit storms into post‑9/11 Afghanistan to cripple the Taliban before they can regroup, battling hostile terrain, fierce enemies, and their own doubts to secure a fragile victory for America.
“The declassified true story of the horse soldiers”
Synopsis
A team of special forces enters Afghanistan following the September 11th attacks with the objective of dismantling the Taliban.
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A crew of 327+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Lisa LassekShot by Rasmus Videb KScored by Lorne BalfeDesigned by Christopher GlassSound by Beau BordersCostumes by Daniel J LesterVFX by Ashley Bernes
Box Office
2018 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.9× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$67.5M
US & Canada: $45.8M — 68% of worldwide · International: $21.6M (32%)
Opening weekend: $15.8M — 35% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $21.1M — 46% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,002 theaters
Also known as
- (Bulgarian)12 Силни
- 12 Strongde
- Operation: 12 Strongde
- Horse Soldiersfr
- 12 Soldiersit
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJan 16, 2018
- EgyptJan 17, 2018
- PhilippinesJan 17, 2018
- United Arab EmiratesJan 18, 2018
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Cast & Crew
327 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Chris Hemsworth
as Captain Mitch Nelson
Michael Shannon
as Hal Spencer
Michael Pena
as Sam Diller
Navid Negahban
as General Dostum
Trevante Rhodes
as Ben Milo
Geoff Stults
as Sean Coffers
Thad Luckinbill
as Vern Michaels
Austin Hebert
as Pat Essex
Austin Stowell
as Fred Falls
Ben O Toole
as Scott Black
Kenneth Miller
as Kevin Jackson
Kenny Sheard
as Bill Bennett
Supporting cast
67Jack Kesy
as Charles Jones
Rob Riggle
as Lt. Colonel Bowers
William Fichtner
as Colonel Mulholland
Arshia Mandavi
as Najeeb
Elsa Pataky
as Jean Nelson
Marie Wagenman
as Maddy Nelson
Allison Gabriel
as Marsha Spencer
Samuel Kamphuis
as Jake Spencer
Lauren Chavez Myers
as Lisa Diller
Laith Nakli
as Commander Ahmed Lal
Fahim Fazli
as Khaled
Numan Acar
as Mullah Razzan
Peter Karas
as Habib
Matthew Van Wettering
as Desk Sergeant
Timothy Kamphuis
as Diller's Son
Jahan Khalili
as Shepherd
Seth Adkins
as Young Soldier Josh
Nate Boyer
as Door Gunner
Taylor Sheridan
as Brian
Vincent E Mcdaniel
as Soldier
Yousuf Azami
as Fakir
Tommy Truex
as Chinook Pilot #1
Veronica Diaz Carranza
as Lieutenant Henriques
Shvan Aladdin
as Taliban Fighter #1
Mustafa Haidari
as Taliban Fighter #2
Ali Olomi
as Afghan Man
Yasmine Aker
as Afghan Woman Teacher
Sofia Chicorelli Serna
as Crying Afghan Girl #1
Massa Daoud
as Crying Afghan Girl #2
Frank Abeyta
as Ally
Madeleine Albright
as Self
Martin Edward Andazola
as Taliban Soldier
Tim Aydelott
as Special Forces First Sergeant
Osama Bin Laden
as Self
Nour Bitar Grayr
as Afghany Mother
Edward Butron
as Taliban, New Alliance
Bill Clinton
as Self
Perla Daoud
as Afghani Girl
Robert H Doudell
as Rug Merchant
Jason Exum
as Admin 2nd Lieutenant
Lawrence Gilligan
as Taliban Soldier
Dan Gruenberg
as Taliban
Kevin Kent
as 555 Soldier
Shawn Lecrone
as Northern Alliance Soldier, Dostum Flank
Adrian Luna
as Taliban Soldier
Jay Moore
as Special Forces Captain
Ivan Nino
as Taliban Soldier
Martin Palmer
as Northern Alliance Soldier
Christian Pedersen
as Special Forces Soldier
Francisco Peramos
as Special Forces
Benjamin Poe
as Special Forces Captain
Frank Powers
as Special Forces Civilian
James Joseph Pulido
as Newmark
Vladimir Putin
as Self
Dion Ronquillo Jr
as Taliban Fighter
Donald Rumsfeld
as Self
Shawn Sarmeidani
as Dostum's Bodyguard
Michael Sercerchi
as Soldier
J Nathan Simmons
as Villiage Elder
Anouar H Smaine
as Ahmad Taliban
Michael E Stogner
as Village Elder
Badri Tulsiram
as Soldier
Shaun Valdez
as Taliban Soldier
Matthew Velez
as Soldier
Sandra L Velez
as Pfc. Barbella - Admin Soldier
David Paul White
as Northern Aliance Soldier, Dostum Flank
Sarrett Williams
as Special Forces Sergeant
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
23Andrew A Kosove
executive producer
Broderick Johnson
executive producer
Chad Oman
executive producer
David H Venghaus Jr
associate producer
Doug Stanton
executive producer
Dylan Damian
dailies producer
Ellen H Schwartz
executive producer
Emma Mcgill
associate producer
Garrett Grant
executive producer
Jerry Bruckheimer
Producer
Joe Guzman
digital intermediate producer
Jon Schumacher
co-producer
Jordan Bellino
assistant to executive producer
Max Aruj
score producer
Melissa Reid
co-producer
Mike Stenson
executive producer
Molly Smith
Producer
Rachel Smith
associate producer
Stacy Kessler Aungst
post producer
Thad Luckinbill
Producer
Trent Luckinbill
Producer
Val Hill
executive producer
Yale Badik
executive producer
Other crew
234Angela Chavez
accounting clerk
Megan Krause
accounting clerk
David Albert Pierce
additional legal services
Nathan E Davis
additional second assistant director
Jon Aschalew
additional synth programming
Olivia Curry
additional voices
Derek Casari
adr engineer
Simon Diggins
adr mixer
Greg Crawford
adr mixer: Atlanta
Rhonda Earick
ager / dyer
Bob Wilson
animator
Cory Wilde
armorer
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