14 DAY TRIAL // On Christmas Eve 1994, four terrorists hijacked an Air France plane, hoping to have it crash into Paris. The armed intervention that prevented such a tragedy has been made into a film, which is nearing US release.
“The Assault” has been out for some time, but it's just now that it's coming to the US.
A brand new trailer for it has been released, specifically for this purpose. You can see it above.
“When four heavily armed Islamic terrorists hijack a Paris-bound Air France flight on the runway, 227 innocent lives hang in the balance,” reads a synopsis of the film.
“Their only chance of rescue is the determined French GIGN’s (the elite counter-terrorism paramilitary unit of the French National Gendarmerie), called on to break the standoff and storm the plane,” it is further said.
48 hours later, the standoff comes to an end – but to what result?