'' 13 Hours : The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi '' is a 2016 American biographical war movie filmed in Malta and Morocco , for which a large film set was built during 2015 in Ta ' Qali . The film follows the 2012 Benghazi attack , in which Islamic militants attacked a U.S. diplomatic compound in Libya
2012 Benghazi attack
2012 Benghazi attack
Ta' Qali