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Key Features:
Hostage situation, Military operation, Sniper, Rescue mission, Elite unit, Terrorism, French Foreign Legion, International conflict, Based on a true story, 1970s, Children in peril, Border conflict, Political tension, Violence-moderate
Tone:
serious, suspense-driven, gritty
Target Audience:
Action fans, Military history buffs, Suspense enthusiasts
Emotional Arc:
Anxiety → Tension → Relief

15 Minutes of War

2019-01-30
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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.

Genres
War, Action, Drama, History
Cast
Olga Kurylenko, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne, Michaël Abiteboul, Vincent Perez, Guillaume Labbé, David Murgia, Ben Cura, Josiane Balasko, Kevin Layne
Crew
Fred Grivois, Fred Grivois
Rating
6.8(306 votes)
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Abu, 14, is his father's pride. Unlike his three brothers, he is the "top of his class". Well, that's what he would have you believe. In truth, Abu is, above all, the king of lies and fake school grades. When the first meeting of parents and teachers arrives, he is going to stage the biggest lie of his life: he is looking for false teachers among his acquaintances in the neighborhood to meet his real father, while his real teachers will meet a false father.



Shortcut
Shortcut(2020)
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A group of five classmates is trapped inside their school bus after an encounter with a mysterious creature on the road. Amid constant threats from the creature, the teen's anxiety increases while their survival chances decrease.



Detention
Detention(2003)
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A heroic high school teacher leads a band of students trapped in school by violent drug-runners.

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