The Ambush
It is the winter of 2018, the men and women of the UAE military are deployed to provide aid. At the Mocha Base, spirits are high as three Emirati soldiers anticipate an imminent return home. While on their final routine patrol, the three soldiers, Ali, Bilal and Hindasi are ambushed by heavily armed militants on their route, through a narrow canyon. Trapped, wounded, and out of communication range, the three soldiers realize the gravity of their situation. They are running out of options, munitions - and time. Back at the base, their commander receives word and realizes that the assault on the UAE army patrol was premeditated. A rescue mission is quickly put into action, but will air and land support reach the men in time, and will they survive?
- Released: 2021-11-25
- Runtime: 110 minutes
- Genre: Action, Drama, War
- Stars: Marwan Abdullah, Khalifa Al Jassem, Mohammed Ahmed, Abdulla Saeed Bin Haider, Saeed Alharsh, Hassan Yousuf Alblooshi, Khalifa Albahri, Ghanim Nasser, Mansoor Alfeeli
- Director: Pierre Morel
Comments
- nevzatarar - 23 June 2023
Ordinary battle film with mistakes
Ordinary battles, no real heros. Apache attack had eliminated most terörist, against resistance Apache fall back not to be eliminated. That was another the cliche sceen that I have seen. The strategy was fully absurd, after have been trapped the mines, the drone has not seen mine seeding in the area, mis communication was the absolute moment of the movie. In the end revenge has been taken, embedded with philological explanation of the the good commando of UAE. UAE troops were donated with US arms, seemed to me as US soldiers but talking to Arabic within. Wooden horse scene was the a another cliche clipped from Gladiator. Against all, you may watch if you have nothing to do better. - zardoz-13 - 30 December 2022
A Stirring Tribute to UAE Troops
"Taken" director Pierre Morel focuses on several tenacious UAE soldiers in armored personal carriers who find themselves trapped in a mosaic of towering mountains after an army of robe-clad, turban-headed rebels ambush them with assault weapons, land mines, and RPGs. These soldiers are pinned down and hordes of enemy soldiers converge on them with relentless gunfire. Meanwhile, back at UAE headquarters, the commander orders a drone into the air to survey the situation. Two armored carriers are stuck without any means of extracting themselves. The enemy pour relentless gunfire and rocket propelled weapons into each vehicle while the soldiers inside these vehicles await a relief column that is ten minutes away. The drone surveils three mortar crews lobbing projectiles into the area with deadly accuracy. The relief commander halts several vehicles on the periphery of the action and awaits the arrival of an UAE Apache helicopter flown by a female pilot to obliterate the mortar teams. Meanwhile, the soldiers in the wrecked armored trucks sweat out the minutes. When they aren't dealing with the hordes of AK-47 armed assailants that teem in the rocks led by a bald but beard leader, our heroes confront their deepest fears that death is a foregone certainty. Eventually, the relief column of armored vehicles plows into the fracas after the Apache lays down a withering blanket of machine gun fire that scatters the enemies soldiers like confetti. You'll be gnawing your fingernails on the edge of your edge as this pilot nimbly avoids a barrage of RPGs. After she wipes out two mortar teams, she is ordered to return to base because the UAE cannot afford to lose her Apache chopper. By this time, the relief commander dispatches troops to gather the wounded and pack them into other armored carriers. In a harrowing subplot, the enemy has a sniper sprawled on an outcropping which gives him a widespread field of fire and he takes his meticulous time picking off the UAE soldiers who venture out of their vehicles. Morel and scenarists Brandon and Kurtis Birtell duplicate all the cliches prevalent in combat movies. One soldier stuck in an armored carrier calls his wife on his cell phone during the firefight, and she regales him with the welcome news that she is pregnant. Another soldier calls his mom and assures her that he is okay when he clearly isn't. Whether you're American or Arab, you cannot help but sympathize with these beleaguered troops as they court death under fire. The situation seems desperate, and the anonymous enemy keeps pouring bullets and grenades into these hopeless soldiers. "The Ambush" evokes memories of Ridley Scott's "Black Hawk Down," and the camaraderie that the UAE troops muster as they struggle to extricate themselves from mortal combat is palatable. The enemy are a tenacious lot, and they never stop attacking the UAE troops. Repeatedly, they plant land mines and lay down heavy barrages of gunfire so that the situation appears hopeless grim for the valiant heroes who refuse to leave anybody behind. At one point, an armored carrier careens down a winding road to save their comrades. Sadly, the drone reveals the presence of land mines, but headquarters cannot get through to the men in that vehicle and it hits a mine and blows up. Eventually, once the living and the dead have been recovered, the UAE scramble a squadron of jets that bomb the living daylights out of the enemy and light up the sky with balls of fire that nobody could escape. "The Ambush" is an unforgettable epic and a tribute to the tireless UAE soldiers. Pierre Morel has helmed an ambitious and exciting baptism by fire military masterpiece. - tariq-13970 - 17 December 2021
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High standard movie. It shows true events and is a good view on what the soldiers went through and overcome. This is a story that I as an Emirati am proud of and proud to take my children to see. Thank you to the cast, director and everyone involved in making this movie. It speaks volumes for the UAE Armed Forces. - shahedkmh - 30 November 2021
All the audience in the cinema hall were crying at the end
All the audience in the cinema hall were crying at the end.
As an Emirati, I can say that the movie framed the story in an amazing way, it keeps you thrilled and at the edge of your seat. The movie makes you feel as if you were with them in the scene.
If you don't understand what really happened in Yemen few years ago then you should watch the movie.
