Director Ridley Scott's gut-wrenching military drama chronicles the doomed 1993 mission of U. S. forces in the war-torn Somali capital of Mogadishu, sent to apprehend top aides of a rebel warlord. When two Black Hawk helicopters are shot down, with the surviving soldiers trapped and outnumbered in the city streets, a desperate rescue mission is launched. Eric Bana, Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Sam Shepard, and Tom Sizemore star. Theatrical version; 144 min. /Extended cut; 152 minutes. Three-disc set.
