Paramount Pictures has just released the trailer for Michael Bay‘s new movie 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, based on Mitchell Zuckoff‘s book, due in theaters January 16th, 2016.

Check out the trailer below.

“To protect CIA outposts and personnel in unstable regions… The agency employs elite ex-military operatives. In 2012, the threat level in Benghazi, Libya was deemed ‘critical.'”

This movie is sure to keep the political controversy fires surrounding Benghazi aflame.

The trailer shows these six men being called to action – not by an order or duty, but by morality. They are the only ones who can help, and so they do. The U.S. compound in Libya is attacked and the ambassador killed. These men stand together to defend it.

13 Hours is written by Chuck Hogan (The Strain), and stars Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is the New Black), John Krasinski (The Office), Toby Stephens (Black Sails), David Denman (Parenthood), Max Martini (Crisis, Revenge), James Badge Dale (World War Z), David Costabile (Suits), Dominic Fumusa (Nurse Jackie), and Demetrius Grosse (Justified).

13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi by Mitchell Zuckoff book synopsis from Amazon:

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE — IN THEATERS JANUARY 2016

The harrowing, true account from the brave men on the ground who fought back during the Battle of Benghazi.

13 HOURS presents, for the first time ever, the true account of the events of September 11, 2012, when terrorists attacked the US State Department Special Mission Compound and a nearby CIA station called the Annex in Benghazi, Libya. A team of six American security operators fought to repel the attackers and protect the Americans stationed there. Those men went beyond the call of duty, performing extraordinary acts of courage and heroism, to avert tragedy on a much larger scale. This is their personal account, never before told, of what happened during the thirteen hours of that now-infamous attack.

13 HOURS sets the record straight on what happened during a night that has been shrouded in mystery and controversy. Written by New York Times bestselling author Mitchell Zuckoff, this riveting book takes readers into the action-packed story of heroes who laid their lives on the line for one another, for their countrymen, and for their country.

13 HOURS is a stunning, eye-opening, and intense book–but most importantly, it is the truth. The story of what happened to these men–and what they accomplished–is unforgettable.

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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi – Red Band Trailer

From Michael Bay comes 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi. Watch the official trailer, in theaters January 15th.

[Source: Paramount Pictures YT]