During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.During an attack on a U.S. compound in Libya, a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 5 nominations total
Payman Maadi
- Amahl
- (as Peyman Moaadi)
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- TriviaAccording to producerErwin Stoff,the diplomatic compound and CIA annex were built using the actual plans. "What we did, is we had actual plans and satellite images of the original structures, and we had the guys. So we built these, we replicated both the annex and the diplomatic mission exactly to the inch."
- GoofsLibya's official language is Arabic. When Jack Silva arrives at the airport, a terminal announcement is in Persian. When an embassy staff try to open Safe Haven during the attack, the attackers are speaking Persian.
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Tyrone 'Rone' Woods:Payback's a bitch and her stripper name is Karma.
- Alternate versionsInternational release and American releases have an alternate shot when the characters are boarding the plane at the end of the movie. In one version 'Bob' the CIA base commander simply says 'Sorry' to Jack, and in others he says 'I'm proud to know Americans like you'.
- ConnectionsFeatured inHonest Trailers: Pearl Harbor(2016)
- SoundtracksSexy and I Know It
Written byErin Beck,SkyBlu,Stefan Gordy,David Listenbee, Kenny Oliver & George Roberston
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Benghazi.
In this age of bitter rhetoric, the name conjures all manner of furor and blame. A small stinging wound to honor and prestige - a name to carry hate and zealotry.
Michael Bay, OF ALL PEOPLE, was able to peer into the 2012 attack on US diplomatic and intelligence resources, and capture one hell of a war story. Going into this movie, I expected a number of things. Among them were gratuitous explosions, jingoistic flag waving, and tough-guy tired clichés. I did not get what I was expecting.
Instead, Bay, his cast, and his filmmaking team have brought out a solid, technically informed, faithfully rendered account of those who were caught in the conflagration - how they found themselves there, how they fought for their lives, and how they made it out...or didn't. There's no political agenda here. The only agenda is to show warriors (who are also real people, with cares, and hopes and flaws) engaged in struggle, with all the courage, and luck, horror, and terrible splendor that is timeless.
And in the end, there's no war worship - only somber reflection on the nature of struggle, and what it does to these warriors. This is a clear and worthy work for that. Bravo.
In this age of bitter rhetoric, the name conjures all manner of furor and blame. A small stinging wound to honor and prestige - a name to carry hate and zealotry.
Michael Bay, OF ALL PEOPLE, was able to peer into the 2012 attack on US diplomatic and intelligence resources, and capture one hell of a war story. Going into this movie, I expected a number of things. Among them were gratuitous explosions, jingoistic flag waving, and tough-guy tired clichés. I did not get what I was expecting.
Instead, Bay, his cast, and his filmmaking team have brought out a solid, technically informed, faithfully rendered account of those who were caught in the conflagration - how they found themselves there, how they fought for their lives, and how they made it out...or didn't. There's no political agenda here. The only agenda is to show warriors (who are also real people, with cares, and hopes and flaws) engaged in struggle, with all the courage, and luck, horror, and terrible splendor that is timeless.
And in the end, there's no war worship - only somber reflection on the nature of struggle, and what it does to these warriors. This is a clear and worthy work for that. Bravo.
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- 13 Horas: Los soldados secretos de Bengasi
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- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $52,853,219
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,194,738
- Jan 17, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $69,411,370
- Runtime2hours24minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39: 1
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What is the streaming release date of 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) in Japan?
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