"No negotiations. No retreat. Just 173 lives to save."
Based on the harrowing true events of the 1994 Air France hijacking in Algiers, The Assault (L'Assaut) is a pulse-pounding French thriller that throws you into the claustrophobic tension of one of the most daring counter-terrorism operations in modern history. Told with stark realism and relentless pacing, the film strips away glamour to reveal the raw nerve of courage under impossible pressure.
When four heavily armed Islamic extremists seize control of a passenger plane and demand to fly to Paris, the clock begins ticking. But this is more than a hijacking—it's a suicide mission with devastating political intent. On the ground, the elite GIGN (France’s equivalent of Navy SEALs) prepares for a last-resort intervention. For these operators, failure is not an option—because aboard that plane are 173 innocent lives.
As the government stalls, the media speculates, and families pray, the GIGN commander and his team gear up for a surgical strike with no margin for error. The final assault on the Marseille tarmac will unfold in real-time—with guns blazing, nerves fraying, and history watching.
Taut, visceral, and steeped in vérité-style intensity, The Assault is not just a thriller. It's a tribute to those who enter hell so others can live.
