London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.
Directed by Toa Fraser
london, england
england
based on true story
iran
hostage situation
hostage negotiator
1980s
elite squad
england history
Trailer
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3.0 / 5
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Cast
Jamie Bell
LCpl. Rusty Firmin
Mark Strong
Max Vernon
Abbie Cornish
Kate Adie
Martin Shaw
John Dellow
Tim Pigott-Smith
William Whitelaw
Ben Turner
Salim
Emun Elliott
Roy
Aymen Hamdouchi
Faisal
Andrew Grainger
Ray
Colin Moy
Maj. Hector Gullan
Colin Garlick
LCpl. John Mac
Toby Leach
PC Trevor Lock
Crew
Toa Fraser
Director
John Gilbert
Editor
Aaron Morton
Director of Photography
Norman Merry
Co-Producer
Jacob Tomuri
Stunt Double
Popular Reviews
72 reviews
Macauley Bridge
6.0★ · 03/16/26
PACE: GREAT MUSIC: GOOD CINEMATOGRAPHY: GOOD ACTING: GOOD WHOLE: GOOD
PACE: GREAT MUSIC: GOOD CINEMATOGRAPHY: GOOD ACTING: GOOD WHOLE: GOOD
caroline emery
5.0★ · 03/02/26
the biggest meh movie i’ve ever seen
the biggest meh movie i’ve ever seen
Max Ironman
7.0★ · 07/20/25
Knocked off half a star for Abbie Cornish god awful accent.
Knocked off half a star for Abbie Cornish god awful accent.
LoganJ
9.0★ · 05/12/25
This is actually so good
This is actually so good
Henry
6.0★ · 05/30/24
Me when I’m in a breaching and clearing Iranian embassy competition and my opponent is the SAS
Me when I’m in a breaching and clearing Iranian embassy competition and my opponent is the SAS
