Review of The Siege of Jadotville (2016) by Randy D — 15 Jul 2017

Excellent movie! So glad thIs was made as I had never even heard of this part of history. Thanks Netflix.

Thoroughly recommend.

This review of The Siege of Jadotville (2016) was written by Randy D on 15 Jul 2017.

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