Declan Power 's history , '' The Siege at Jadotville : The Irish Army 's Forgotten Battle '' ( 2005 ) , was adapted as the film , '' The Siege of Jadotville '' ( 2016 ) . The cast includes Jamie Dornan and Mark Strong , and the movie had a " well received " premier at the 2016 Galway Film Festival . It had a limited cinematic release in September 2016 , and worldwide release on Netflix , on 7 October 2016
2016 Galway Film Festival
Galway Film Fleadh
Siege of Jadotville