6 Days (2017)

Directed by

Toa Fraser

Genre

political thriller film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 769 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is about the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London. It follows a police negotiator, an SAS leader, and a BBC reporter as the hostage crisis unfolds.

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What happens

6 Days is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Toa Fraser and written by Glenn Standring. A British-New Zealand production, it is based on the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London and stars Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong, and Martin Shaw. The siege situation is presented from three perspectives: that of negotiator Max Vernon (Mark Strong), SAS leader Rusty Firmin (Jamie Bell) and BBC news reporter Kate Adie (Abbie Cornish). The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed reviews and was subsequently streamed by Netflix. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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