L'intervention

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L'intervention

2019

1h 38m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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6 Reviews

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In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus is taken hostage. A unit of top French snipers is sent to neutralize the terrorists, marking the birth of the elite GIGN group. After 30 hours of negotiations, a rescue effort is organized for the children.

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Mark Keizer

Variety

08/07/2019

Ignoring the controversies baked into this true story and focusing solely on military procedures and sharpshooting tactics is to trade uncomfortable historical context for big screen excitement.

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

05/20/2019

As if 21st-century moviemaking magic had been let loose on a terribly conservative and hopelessly blinkered 1980s relic of a script.

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M.V. Moorhead

Phoenix Magazine

01/06/2020

The actors are strong and whatever one's feelings about colonialism, the conflict here is such that you can't help but root for the snipers to get the kids to safety.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

08/09/2019

... employs some technical gimmicks to ratchet up the tension, but struggles to manufacture intrigue between its bookend action sequences.

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

08/02/2019

3/4

In 15 Minutes of War, we understand what's happening with every move, every stall, and every bullet.

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Jackie K. Cooper

jackiekcooper.com

08/01/2019

7/10

Suspenseful from beginning to end and populated with unique characters who are a mix of "The Dirty Dozen" and "Dirty Harry."

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04/29/2021

Captivating. Held my interest. Tense, suspenseful, and yet has enough dialogue to establish characters. Could have given more time to the grievances of the kidnappers. If it was true that the teacher voluntarily went to be with the children, she should have received a medal for her bravery. Motivates me to do research to see what was true and what was not.

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02/27/2021

I was on the edge of my seat, didn't want to google the story until after watching the film so not to spoil it and I am glad I did. Gripping story, I don't think it could've ended better given the circumstances, but of course much of it was dramatised as expected - still, I thought it was a great film.

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04/18/2020

Good movie, well done and suspenseful. Score from professional reviewers is very low but has might have to do with political correctness as this played in a former colony of France. Many countries learned from terrorist situations like this, giving birth to teams like GIGN and GSG9.

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11/23/2019

It was a great movie, demonstrates a good emotional fight of all the characters.

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10/22/2019

Don't think you got this one right. It's a very watchable movie.Tense and engaging.

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Synopsis

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus is taken hostage. A unit of top French snipers is sent to neutralize the terrorists, marking the birth of the elite GIGN group. After 30 hours of negotiations, a rescue effort is organized for the children.

Director: Fred Grivois
Producer: Jacques-Henri Bronckart, Raphaël Rocher, Henri Debeurme
Screenwriter: Ileana Epsztajn, Fred Grivois, Jérémie Guez
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Agora Films, Capture The Flag Films
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 2, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 5, 2019
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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