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Synopsis: A news crew is taken hostage on an airplane set to take off from the Seychelles by a gang of Somali pirates whose leader is driven by one goal: to be interviewed by a prominent member of the crew, legendary journalist Frank Saltzman.
Genre: Action, Thriller
Director(s): Simon Brand
Production: Amplify Releasing
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
4.4
Metacritic:
34
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
Year:
2014
88 min
50 Views


- Any f***ing drink will do.

- How long is our layover?

- About six hours?

You know, we should pop in

to see my aunt Jennifer.

She'd love to meet you.

She's a big fan.

She actually says to me

that you are cute.

Cute...

That's what they want.

Well, the ANC execs tell me

your best demographic

is women over 50. What the f***?

She and her little

sewing circle

get together every Thursday night to watch you.

- Did you see that? - See what?

There is a f***ing gun

on the stewardess.

I don't know, just look out

the window, Kane!

What do you mean?

Sh*t!

Juliana, stay there!

- Kane, what?

- Stay back!

What's going on?

Pete, what's going on?

Back off!

- Please just stay there.

- What's going on?

He's got a gun

on the stewardess.

- Get out of the way.

- No.

Get on the radio,

call the tower,

tell them

what's happened.

This is not your plane!

We understand

but we cannot let them in.

Get your f***ing head

away from the door!

Listen to me.

We cannot let them in.

That's my crew out there.

Get out of the way!

Enough!

Go, go!

Take the phones.

All of them.

Anything you want.

- Is this all of them?

- Yes. Yes, that's it.

You! Continue filming

everything.

Continue filming

or you will be shot.

Sit quietly,

follow the instructions

and you will not be harmed.

Disobey and penalties

will be harsh.

We will be in the air

shortly.

Someone is coming.

It's okay.

Marcela, it is okay.

Okay, okay.

He just wants the jewelry.

Whatever you want, okay?

Whatever you want.

Okay, okay.

Just give it to him.

Okay, Marcela,

he just wants...

he just wants the jewelry

and the watches.

They're just going to rob us

and they are gonna leave.

He wants your ring.

I got the ring here.

You want this? Take it.

Take it easy!

Oh, f***,

the engine just turned on!

We just sit here.

What are the chances...?

All right, all right,

calm down.

He told me to film or he was

going to shoot me in the head.

How are we going to notify

the guards with him watching?

If we take off in the air,

we're going to die.

I f***ing guarantee that.

Maybe you're right.

We need a phone.

- We gave them our phones.

- No, we didn't.

They took my international

but I have another one

in my bag in the front seat.

They didn't see it.

How the hell are we

going to get it?

Excuse me, do you

know the language

that the hijackers

are speaking?

Yes.

But look,

if this goes wrong,

I'll be the one

who gets shot.

I got an idea.

Marcela, now.

Louder.

The other side,

the other side!

Medication, medication.

Take one.

Why the hell

are they filming?

Did you get it?

Thank you.

Make the call,

just make the call.

English?

Yes, I speak English.

There they are.

Sh*t, I think

it worked.

Nadifa, you're brilliant.

It's been five minutes.

Why haven't we received

clearance?

- It takes time.

- Call them again.

Call them again.

- Do you speak English?

- Yes I do.

Good, then there will be

no misunderstandings.

Tell your guards to keep

100 meters away at all times.

We both know if you attempt

to take off you'll be shot down.

And if you attempt

to engage me

I will trigger the detonator

I have in my hand.

Do you understand?

Do you understand

or do you not?

I understand.

You see?

We're moving back

100 meters

as you requested.

Marcela...

it really scares me that you

can cry on command so well.

- What?

- What's going on?

- Why are they turning around?

- Where the hell are they going?Nadifa, what's going on?

- Pete, Where are they going?

- I don't know.

You respond well

to death threats.

That makes you

a rational man.

Now I have only one request.

I want to speak

to the president

of the American News

Corporation,

Kevin O'Connell.

I have Frank Saltzman

and his crew

on board this plane.

I want to speak

to their employer.

If you don't have him

on the phone in 15 minutes,

I am going to execute

a hostage.

There's no need

to speak like that.

We can end this

without violence.

That is up to you.

Before I can arrange

any kind of phone call,

I need assurance

that hostages are unharmed.

I'll be expecting the call.

Oh, my God, no!

No...

Marcela, stop.

Marcela, stop.

No, no, no, no, no!

I asked only

two things of you.

Cooperation

and all your cell phones.

All right, it wasn't her.

Sorry.

Hey...phone.

It's my mistake, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

- It's my mistake.

- Thank you.

No, no!

Kane, Kane, Kane!

Oh, f***!

Kane, Kane, Kane!

Which hand did you dial with?

Which hand did you dial with?

Look at me!

Which hand did you dial with?

Are you getting this?

Hey, camera!

- Are you getting this?

- Yes I am.

Wait, what are you doing?

No!

Someone once did this to me.

You will live,

trust me.

No, no...

Every time you think

of disobeying me again,

remember how this feels.

Say you'll remember.

- I will.

- He didn't do anything!

- "I will remember."

- I will!

What a f***ing bastard.

Honey, let me see this.

Look, what the hell

do you want?

You, actually, Mr. Saltzman.

Do you have any more

cameras like this?

Yeah, I have,

I have some smaller ones.

Good. Position them

all around the cabin.

- Document everything.

- Okay.

I need two.

ow!

- Okay, okay.

Marcela...

I need you to film,

I need you to film it

for me, okay?

No, no.

I got it, I got it.

What you want?

Come to the front cabin.

It'll be short,

it's okay.

Come!

We've just received

this breaking news

that less than an hour ago,

a chartered plane carrying

ANC destination reporter

Frank Saltzman

was apparently hijacked

off an island nation

1,500 kilometers east

of mainland Africa.

The military has successfully

blockaded the aircraft

on the ocean side tarmac,

where they're currently

trying to negotiate

with the aggressors on board.

This is Kevin O'Connell.

I represent ANC.

Who am I speaking to?

Months ago,

you ran an expos

on so-called

"Somali pirates."

Do you know

the piece I mean?

We apologize if the...

I did not ask

for an apology.

I asked

if you knew the piece.

Frank Saltzman and his crew

are only in mortal danger

if you allow them to be.

The hijackers have

only made one public demand.

That is for us, ANC,

to air a video of theirs

tonight exclusively

on this network.

Once you have, I will release

all the hostages unharmed.

That's all we want.

You just have to understand

this will take a bit of time.

Hello? Hello?

Did you hear me?

Are you done yet?

You want to look good.

I need to do it right.

It's going to be okay.

See? The lights are back on.

There, you see?

Tell them to calm down.

It's okay.

Right.

Let me.

Kane, what the f***

is going on up there?

There's some kind of

interview or something.

Did they say anything

about taking off?

No, they kicked me out

before they started.

Guys...

my wireless receiver's

inside that case.

Hey, honey, it's me.

Yeah, I know

about the hijacking.

That's kind of why

I'm calling.

Well, an old friend

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