Telling the true of a 1994 terrorist plot to hijack a plane and destroy the city of Paris, we saw the French film The Assault back during Tribeca Film Festival last year and now the trailer has arrived today. Despite all the tension packed into the tease, we were mixed on Julien Leclercq’s film. In our review, we said it doesn’t work as “an action movie or a commentary on today’s world” The film, which features some of the most washed out cinematography I’ve ever seen, will hit limited theaters next month and you can see the US trailer below via Apple.
Synopsis:
An action packed thriller, “The Assault” is the gripping true story of the hijacking of a Paris-bound flight on Christmas Eve 1994, and the 48-hour effort to rescue the passengers. When four heavily armed Islamic terrorists hijack a Paris-bound Air France flight on the runway, 227 innocent lives hang in the balance. 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. “The Assault” is a harrowing tale that captures the claustrophobic tension on board, and in strategy sessions with the government and the GIGN, until 48 hours later it reaches its final outcome, played out during an intense battle onboard the narrow confines of an aircraft.
The Assault arrives on April 6th, 2012.