Based on the true story of Flight 8969, French hijack thriller THE ASSAULT comes to DVD and Blu-ray on Monday 6th August. To celebrate we have 3 copies of the Blu-Ray to give away.
On December 24, 1994, when four heavily armed terrorists from the Algerian Armed Islamic Group hijacked an Air France plane, Flight 8969, bound for Paris at Algiers’ airport, the 227 passengers on board seemed destined for tragedy. After hours of tireless negotiations the plane was granted permission to leave only to head to Marseille for refuelling. Mindfully avoiding politics and emphasizing only the events themselves, THE ASSAULT weaves together the violent and claustrophobic onboard drama, with backstories of the tough SWAT officer and father Thierry (Vincent Elbaz), the determined jihadist from the slums of Algiers (Aymen Saidi), and an overly ambitious French Interior Ministry worker. Action-savvy director Julien Leclercq (CHRYSALIS) boldly returns with this taut, real-life thriller that culminates in an explosive gun-wielding standoff, which, at the time, aired live in front of an audience of 21 million television viewers. Leclercq seamlessly intertwines this harrowing real-life footage, heightening the stakes while driving home this heroic but foreboding event in French history.
For your chance to win please answer the below question using the form below:
L’Assault go on general release in France in which year?
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
To double your chance of winning, please tweet the following and place your Twitter @username in the comments section below the entry form:
I entered @HeyUGuys Competition to win The Assault – Enter now to win! http://bit.ly/b8zH9k
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED
The small print:
- Open to UK residents only
- Only one entry per household will be counted
- The competition will close 6th August at 23.59 GMT
- The winner will be picked at random from entries received
- No cash alternative is available
The usual T&Cs can be found here. Good Luck!