The Assault

Name: The Assault
Genre: Action, Thriller
Released: April 6, 2012
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Grégori Derangère, Mélanie Bernier, Philippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz

2012

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Screen Media Films | Release Date: April 6, 2012 | R

Starring: Grégori Derangère, Mélanie Bernier, Philippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz

Summary: 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.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, the determined jihadist from the slums of Algiers, and an overly ambitious French Interior Ministry worker. (Screen Media Films)… Expand

Director: Julien Leclercq

Genre(s): Action, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Kyle Smith

Apr 6, 2012

So gripping and focused that it easily bests Hollywood movies with 50 times its budget. Read full review

Mark Holcomb

Apr 3, 2012

Taut, forceful, ritualistic, and all those other flattering adjectives applied to thrillers that actually thrill, this skyjacking docudrama showcases yet another genre (in addition to shock horror) the French are kicking our asses in. Read full review

Robert Tumas

Feb 26, 2012

The Assault raises many more questions than it answers, and its overall objective is puzzling and remains shrouded in political agenda. Read full review

Boyd van Hoeij

Feb 26, 2012

The tense buildup to a blazing, if generic, rescue is the most satisfying part of The Assault, a stylized combo of action and drama from Julien Leclercq. Read full review

Alison Willmore

Apr 4, 2012

Brisk and technically efficient, The Assault is a dull film based on a real event that certainly wasn't. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 5, 2012

In place of emotional stakes, we get gleaming, stylized, occasionally slow-motion violence, filmed in such extreme close-ups and cramped spaces that it's impossible to differentiate gunman and victim. Read full review

David Fear

Apr 3, 2012

Despite toggling among the three characters' story lines, the film is barely concerned with the who, what or where of the incidents, much less a deeper why. It simply wants to milk this real-life example of courage (and chaos) under fire for multiplex thrills, reducing everything to a cheap adrenaline rush set to a pulsing soundtrack. Read full review

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