L'intervention

Aug 2 2019 TV-14 1h 38m
Action, Drama, History

February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out a newly formed elite squad to rescue the hostages. Within a few hours, the highly trained team arrives to the crisis area, where the Somalian National Army has taken position behind the barbed wire on the border. The French unit is left with very few options to rescue the hostages. As the volatile situation unravels, the French men quickly come up with a daring plan: carry out a simultaneous 5 men sniper attack to get the children and the teacher out safely. A true story.

Plot

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border. The GIGN is sent on the spot. After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized.

Written by

Ileana Epsztajn, Fred Grivois, Jérémie Guez

Directed by

Fred Grivois

Cast

Alban Lenoir, Olga Kurylenko, Sébastien Lalanne

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Capture The Flag Films, Playtime

Languages

Deutsch, Français, English

Awards

2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,539
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
44
Popularity
NA