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15 Minutes of War

2019 · 98 min

A taut, procedural hostage standoff that keeps you coiled with dread and quiet admiration for the rescuers.

Directed by
Fred Grivois
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Fred Grivois
Genres
War, Action, Drama
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • war
  • violence
  • parenthood
  • loyalty
Places
  • countryside
  • military
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
war, action, drama, history
Directed by
Fred Grivois
Written by
Fred Grivois
Starring
Olga Kurylenko, Alban Lenoir, Sébastien Lalanne, Michaël Abiteboul, Vincent Perez, Guillaume Labbé, David Murgia, Ben Cura
Runtime
98 min
Country
France
Languages
German, French, English

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