'' 12 Strong '' ( also known as '' 12 Strong : The Declassified True Story of the Horse Soldiers '' ) is a 2018 American action war drama film directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and written by Ted Tally and Peter Craig . The film is based on Doug Stanton 's non-fiction book '' Horse Soldiers '' , which tells the story of U.S. Army Special Forces sent to Afghanistan immediately after the September 11 attacks . The film stars Chris Hemsworth , Michael Shannon , Michael Peña , Navid Negahban , Trevante Rhodes , Geoff Stults , Thad Luckinbill , William Fichtner , and Rob Riggle
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