The Assault

2012

The Assault

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On December 24, 1994, when four heavily armed terrorists from the Algerian Armed Islamic Group hijacked an Air France plane bound for Paris at Algiers' airport, the 227 passengers on board seemed destined for tragedy. After hours of tireless negotiations the plane was granted permission to leave only to head to Marseille for refueling. Mindfully avoiding politics and emphasizing only the events themselves, The Assault weaves together the violent and claustrophobic onboard drama, with backstories of the tough SWAT officer and father Thierry (Vincent Elbaz), the determined jihadist from the slums of Algiers (Aymen Saidi), and an overly ambitious French Interior Ministry worker. -- (C) Screen Media

Cast

Vincent Elbaz
as Thierry
Grégori Derangère
as Commandant Denis Favier
Mélanie Bernier
as Carole
Philippe Bas
as Didier
Aymen Saïdi
as Yahia
Marie Guillard
as Claire
Chems Dahmani
as Mustapha
Mohid Abid
as Makhlouf
Djanis Bouzyani
as Salim
Charlie Costillas
as Young GIGN 1
Naturel LeRuyet
Philippe Cura
as Roland Môntins
Grégoire Taulere
as GIGN 2
Ludovic Meacci
as Young GIGN 2
Laurent Paillot
as Administrative GIGN
Antoine Basler
as Solignac
Louis Arene
as Solignac's Assistant
Hugo Becker
as Vincent Leroy
Hugues Martel
as Director of Orsay
Herve Dubourgal
as Director of Beauvau
Francois Lescurat
as Expert in Planes
Thierry Pietra
Abdelhafid Metalsi
as Ali Touchent
Jean-Philippe Puymartin
as Pilot of the Plane
David Sevier
Marc Robert
as Mechanic on the Plane
Samira Lachhab
as Leïla
Samira Sedira
as Leïla's Mother
Lounès Tazairt
as Leïla's Father
Nicholas Melocco
as Yannick Beugnet
Farid Badaoui
as Algerian Policeman
Abdelkrim Bahloul
Bing Yin
as Vietnamese Hostage
Zohra Benali
as Yahia's Mother
Kader Kada
as Algerian Ninja
Fatima Adoum
as Djida
Jane Ressmond
as Hostess
Thierry Jennaud
as Stewart
Lassâad Salaani
as Alger Cleaner
Bruno Seznec
as Airport Director
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  • Dec 22, 2012
    Genuinely surprised by the lack of enthusiasm for this fantastic film. It deserves a lot of love for the way it crafts a tense but realistic thriller. SOmething of a different Christmas movie for me, this recounts the true events of Christmas Eve - Boxing Day 1994, as armed Algerian terrorists take over a plane. We weave in and out of the different facets that must deal with the crisis including those on the plane, the government, and the tactics team that will eventually have to take them down. The film is shot with urgency and perfectly recreates the feeling of dread and despair. Best of all is the historical for this film. People laugh and ignore the woman who believes this to be a suicide mission. Something we most certainly would make our first guess in this day and age. The action is incredible, considering it takes place in such a small space. The climax is repetitive in an invigorating way, as the terrorists and police trade shots without busting out into action heroics. I was completely engrossed by this little gem, which I may make a Christmas regular.
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