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Born in South Africa in 1921 to a French father and British mother, Phyllis was orphaned at the age of four and went to live with an uncle in Jadotville in the Belgian Congo.

“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 1961 battle between a small U.N. force from Ireland and thousands of French/Belgian mercenary fighters tied to a ruthless Congolese leader is the basis for “The Siege of Jadotville,” a scrappy war flick with a fair amount of combat suspense but a whole lot of clichéd dialogue.

IPic’s deal includes 10 Netflix films, starting with “The Siege of Jadotville,” set for release Friday.

Northern Ireland actor Jamie Dornan has said he was "instantly drawn" to the idea of playing a real-life Irish soldier in his new film, Siege of Jadotville.