Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor and Eric Bana star in this war drama directed by Ridley Scott. Following a series of attacks by warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid on a Red Cross distribution centre in Somalia, a group of US Rangers are sent on a mission to capture two of Aidid´s close associates in Mogadishu. However, after successfully apprehending their targets, the Americans come under heavy attack from the residents of the city. In the ensuing chaos, a US Black Hawk helicopter is shot down and the surviving crew find themselves trapped in a confused and relentless battle with the enemy.