The Assault (L’assaut)

Item: The Assault (L’assaut)
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director: Julien Leclercq
actor: Grégori Derangère Vincent Elbaz
writer: Gilles Cauture (book) Julien Leclercq Roland Môntins (book) Simon Moutairou

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A political thriller based on the true story of Muslim extremists who hijacked Air France Flight 8969 in 1994.

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