15 Minutes of War is an action drama film written and directed by Fred Grivois. The story follows a school bus hijacked by a group of Somalian men. To rescue them, a special French unit of trained soldiers gets dispatched. They soon find it difficult to carry out the task and come up with a very risky plan.
Here’s how you can watch and stream 15 Minutes of War via streaming services such as Amazon Prime Video.
Is 15 Minutes of War available to watch via streaming?
Yes, 15 Minutes of War is available to watch via streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
In the city of Djibouti, in February 1976, a group of Somalian rebels hijacked a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher. The group drive them into a no-man’s land in between the French and Somalian territory. To rescue them, the French government dispatch a highly skilled and newly formed squad. When they arrive at the location of the hijacked bus, they learn that directly going for the bus could put the hostages in danger, risking their lives. Now they have no option but to enforce another risky plan involving five snipers. The film is based on a true story.
15 Minutes of War stars Olga Kurylenko as Jane Anderson and Alban Lenoir as André Gerval. We also see Sébastien Lalanne, Michaël Abiteboul, and Vincent Perez, as Pierre Cazeneuve, Georges Campère, and Général Favrart, respectively.
Watch 15 Minutes of War streaming via Amazon Prime Video
15 Minutes of War is available to watch on Amazon Prime Video.
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15 Minutes of War’s synopsis is as follows:
“February 1976. Somalian rebels hijack a school bus carrying 21 French children and their teacher in Djibouti City. When the terrorists drive it to a no-man’s-land on the border between Somalia and French territory, the French Government sends out a newly formed elite squad to rescue the hostages. Within a few hours, the highly trained team arrives to the crisis area, where the Somalian National Army has taken position behind the barbed wire on the border. The French unit is left with very few options to rescue the hostages. As the volatile situation unravels, the French men quickly come up with a daring plan: carry out a simultaneous 5 men sniper attack to get the children and the teacher out safely. A true story.”
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