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. "The Assault" is a harrowing tale that captures the
claustrophobic tension on board, and in strategy sessions with the
government and the GIGN, until 48 hours later it reaches its final
outcome, played out during an intense battle onboard the narrow confines
of an aircraft.