The Assault
Monday 26th December 1994. Marignane Airport.
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A tense, procedurally-grounded thriller about a real airplane hijacking that balances intimate character relationships against high-stakes hostage crisis and counterterrorism operations.
December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.
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