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Released last year.
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13 Days, 13 Nights
2025 1h 51m FR
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6.8
SOLID
★6.8TMDB · 253
WarActionThriller
Synopsis
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Kabul, August 15, 2021. US troops are preparing to withdraw from Afghanistan, while the Taliban are marching on the capital to seize power. Amid the chaos, Commander Mohamed Bida and his men are in charge of security at the French embassy, the last Western mission to remain open. Trapped along with 500 people, left to their own devices, the team must reach the airport at all costs. A perilous mission with no guarantee of success to flee the hell of Kabul and rescue what remains of humanity.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Roschdy Zem
Commandant Mohamed Bida
Lyna Khoudri
Eva
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Kate
Christophe Montenez
Martin
Sina Parvaneh
Général Sediqi
Yan Tual
JC
Fatima Adoum
Amina
Shoaib Saïd
Nangialay
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Martin Bourboulon
- Writers
- Martin Bourboulon, Alexandre Smia, Jonathan Delerue
- Languages
- English, French
- Countries
- France, Belgium
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
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Directed by Martin Bourboulon, shot by Nicolas Bolduc. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Guillaume Roussel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Stan Collet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Roschdy Zem and Lyna Khoudri and Sidse Babett Knudsen carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt28291010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Martin Bourboulon directs. Nicolas Bolduc behind the camera. Guillaume Roussel scores. Stan Collet cuts. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in English, French.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released last year.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
- 3International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
- 4Directed by Martin Bourboulon, shot by Nicolas Bolduc. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Guillaume Roussel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Stan Collet shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Roschdy Zem and Lyna Khoudri and Sidse Babett Knudsen carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt28291010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nicolas Bolduc
- Original score
- Guillaume Roussel
- Editing
- Stan Collet
- Production design
- Stéphane Taillasson
- Costume design
- Sandrine Bernard
- Makeup / hair
- Sarah Daoud
- VFX supervisor
- Olivier Cauwet
- Stunt coordinator
- Dominique Fouassier
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $31,400,000
- Original language
- FR
Also by
Martin Bourboulon
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Pathé
FR
Chapter 2
FR
M6 Films
FR
Logical Content Ventures
FR
uMedia
BE
Key crew
- ProducerDimitri Rassam
- ProducerArdavan Safaee
- BookMohamed Bida
- Casting AssociateLainey Lipson
- Music SupervisorPierre-Marie Dru
- Production DesignStéphane Taillasson
- First Assistant DirectorJuliette Crété
- Stunt DoubleYounes Afroukh
- Casting DirectorRose Wicksteed
- Post Production SupervisorAbraham Goldblat
- Assistant DirectorMohammed Hamza Regragui
- Construction CoordinatorFrançois Combastel
- PainterSara Cubaynes
- CarpenterBertrand Terreyre
- Visual Effects SupervisorOlivier Cauwet
- Stunt CoordinatorDominique Fouassier
- Stunt CoordinatorBenjamin Hicquel
- Costume SupervisorRachid Aadassi
- Supervising Art DirectorMobsitte Saad
- Property MasterÉdouard Blaise
- Assistant Art DirectorRbibe Khalid
- First Assistant "B" CameraAziz Lechgar
- Data Management TechnicianKarim Lechgar
- Costume CoordinatorFadwa Hakimi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on true story
- afghanistan war (2001-2021)
- kabul
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2026-01-30
Also known as
International titles
- 13 days, 13 nightsUS
- Operation: KabulDE
- 13 Tage, 13 NächteAT
- 13 Gün, 13 GecəAZ
