A high-voltage political-war thriller —in that particular order— that stands as the French-language reflection of similar products coming out of Hollywood... for better and for worse.

A strange political vacuum exists in the film and the audience is left with two hours of mind-numbing French nationalism and copaganda.

Director Martin Bourboulon packs enough tension in this retelling of a tragedy to sustain the almost two hours of film. [Full review in Spanish]

... lacks subtlety and nuance, yet still generates consistent suspense as the heightened stakes resonate across cultural and geographic boundaries.