13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi 2016

Overview

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi is a 2016 war film that depicts a real-world diplomatic crisis in North Africa. The movie focuses on events surrounding an assault on a United States diplomatic compound in Libya. During this attack, an American Ambassador loses his life while security personnel attempt to respond to the unfolding emergency. The film follows the perspective of a security team as they work to understand and react to the chaotic situation. The narrative centers on the challenges faced by these protective forces during the crisis. Their efforts to make sense of the rapidly developing circumstances form a key element of the story. The title references the approximate timeframe of the events portrayed. The film presents a dramatization of the security response during this significant incident in recent American diplomatic history. The movie examines how trained personnel handled an unexpected and dangerous attack on U.S. government personnel overseas.