The Assault

(Screen Media Films) Release Date: April 6, 2012 Director: Julien Leclercq Writer: Julien Leclercq, Simon Moutairou Cast: Vincent Elbaz, Grégori Derangère, Mélanie Bernier, Philippe Bas, Aymen Saïdi Plot: 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. Genre: Action, Thriller IMDb: Website: link