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6 Days (2017)

August. 18,2017
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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.

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Cleveronix
2017/08/18

A different way of telling a story

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Nessieldwi
2017/08/19

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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Aiden Melton
2017/08/20

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

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Ginger
2017/08/21

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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martinjohnson-31275
2017/08/22

This is a real good recount of the events of the Iranian Embassy siege. The was not any Hollywood dramatics just a fair portrayal. It was an example of Murphy's Law ie don't fu*k with Murphy. Without doubt the SAS are not just the best of British, but the best of the best.

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kosmasp
2017/08/23

This is a tough watch especially if you keep in mind, that this really happened. Why do people do stuff and what do they expect will happen? And while this is just a movie one can only imagine/fill in the blanks of the rest of the time ... spent in that building. The acting is really good and you can see the struggle of all the characters. Inner and outer struggle.Mark Strong is a terrific actor and we knew that, but even with limited time he conveys so much emotion, you really feel what he's going through. But there are also the people inside, which cannot all be singled out or get a backstory, especially because it's more about the "bad guys" in this. But even in the group of bad guys, there are factions and frictions ... and stuff happens. A template of how to deal with a situation like this? Someone thinks/thought so

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tgioinm
2017/08/24

Movie is done badly. Movie suffers from serious lack of personal experience, you can't see agony of the hostages and this situation was for sure very stressful. For me this movie is tribute to that reporter, negotiator and M Tacher. Movie failed in transferring some kind of emotion to me, I almost forgot the kidnappers were holding hostages. It would be better they made a documentary with all those facts and thats it. This was very basic and dry view of what was going in the ambassy during 6 days. It was 6 days drama, they could use that better when they already decided to film this movie. Still watchable, if you decide to watch it you wan't make a big mistake.

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blrnani
2017/08/25

My first point of reference for this film was the excellent "Who Dares Wins", with Lewis Collins, which was inspired by the Iranian embassy rescue and shows the SAS at work, culminating in a very similar (fictional) hostage event. But having watched "6 Days" I see it more in the light of the very good "Eye In The Sky", showing just how much thinking and planning goes on behind the scenes of real life military action and crisis response, including the unexpected details that can derail even meticulous planning. The political situation was highly complex as this was the embassy of the awful Khomeini regime and the invaders were protesting the crimes of that regime back in Iran. Nevertheless, they took terrorist action and violated the diplomatic privilege that embassies around the world enjoy. And in responding to it the UK would have to violate the diplomatic immunity all foreign embassies are entitled to. In that respect, violating the immunity of the US embassy in Iran had set a precedent (as did GDubya's later invasion of Iraq), so it's a useful reminder of the potential consequences of trashing the norms of civilized behaviour. A hostage situation is always tense, but especially so when dealing with a heavily armed group that is not afaid to die (indeed many fanatics welcome it) and insist on all their demands being met or they will kill their hostages. There was also the disastrous precedent of the German attempt to free the Munich Olympic hostages, which further constrained the UK action. And of course the ticking clock is always a key factor. And so the film offers us insights into what went on, in the negotiations, behind the scenes and in the eventual rescue - where the odds were clearly stacked in the terrorists' favour and yet was conducted without loss. That's an achievement that is worth preserving on film!

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