US EditionDavid Diemer of R.E.A.C.H. 29 Featured in Ridley Scott's Netflix Documentary "Surviving Black Hawk Down"
- Ridley Scott's documentary, Surviving Black Hawk Down, premiered on Netflix on February 10, 2025, detailing the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu through various perspectives.
- The U.S. Intervention in Somalia began in 1992 to protect food aid and ended with the withdrawal of troops by President Bill Clinton in 1994 after the battle's failure.
- During the battle, at least 18 Americans and an estimated 200 Somalis died, with significant media coverage of the conflict's aftermath.
- Surviving Black Hawk Down aims to provide a more comprehensive view of the battle, highlighting the experiences of both U.S. Military personnel and Somali civilians.
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Surviving Black Hawk Down – true story behind new Netflix series
Surviving Black Hawk Down is a new Netflix docuseries exploring the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu, with interviews from those who survived the devastating conflict. As per the synopsis, the documentary tells the “gripping real story of the horror and heroism behind the events that that inspired Ridley Scott’s blockbuster movie Black Hawk Down, blending raw, immersive storytelling with first-person interviews from both sides of the Battle of Mogadishu…
The True Story Behind Surviving Black Hawk Down
Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, when Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by Somali forces in 1993. But the film was fictional, largely focusing on the perspective of U.S. soldiers. Now a new Ridley Scott Associates’ docu-series Surviving Black Hawk Down, out on Netflix Feb. 10, aims to tell an unfiltered story of that battle through the perspectives of not only th…
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