London, Sep 22 (PTI) Irish actor Jamie Dornan feels ashamed not enough people know about the real-life heroics that inspired his new movie, "The Siege of Jadotville."
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" star's latest project centres on the exploits of Irish Commandant Pat Quinlan, who led a standoff with troops against French and Belgian Mercenaries in the Congo in the early 1960s, and he cannot believe his character's bravery is not a major part of Irish history.
Quinlan and his troops defended Jadotville for days from a sustained attack by the mercenaries hired by Katangese Prime Minister Moise Tshombe before surrendering, reported Contactmusic.
"You can't believe that this happened and we don't know about it," Dornan said, revealing he was angry throughout filming because his character's heroics were never officially recognised before his death in 1997.
"Not only did they (troops) not get the recognition they deserved, they got the opposite of that. They got put down for their efforts. There's this whole derogatory term, the Jadotville Jacks, that was used in the army going forward if someone showed an act of cowardice. Even now it angers me so much when you know what these guys really went through.
