Good intentions only take us so far, of course. Whenever Smyth moves away from the battlefield, the film is on shaky ground, with the near-comical scenes involving Strong's cowardly subordinate a real low point.

"The Siege of Jadotville" valiantly fights to reclaim pride in a slice of Irish military history, but it seems to have ignored who those Irish were fighting for.

A highly diverting film that rightly honours forgotten - and subsequently mistreated - heroes from Irish history.

A story buried for far too long, The Siege of Jadotville is a testament to the dignity and honor of the men of A-Company.