6 Days (2017)

In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of ... See full summary »

Director:

Toa Fraser

Writer:

Glenn Standring

Stars:

Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jamie Bell	...	Rusty Firmin
Mark Strong	...	Max Vernon
Abbie Cornish	...	Kate Adie
Martin Shaw	...	Dellow
Tim Pigott-Smith	...	William Whitelaw
Ben Turner	...	Salim
Emun Elliott	...	Roy
Aymen Hamdouchi	...	Faisal
Andrew Grainger	...	Ray
Colin Garlick	...	John Mac
Colin Moy	...	Hector Gullan
Toby Leach	...	Trevor Lock
Martin Hancock	...	Bill (BBC Cameraman)
Xavier Horan	...	Tom Morrell
Te Kohe Tuhaka	...	Tak

Storyline

In April 1980, armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen.

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Plot Keywords:

inspired by true events | digit in title | suspense | tension | year 1980 | 

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Taglines:

London 1980, the world witnessed a new way to tackle terrorism.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

New Zealand UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 August 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

6 Dias

Company Credits

Production Co:

General Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this film, Dellow is played by Martin Shaw. In The Final Option (1982) (known in the UK as "Who Dares Wins"), which features a similar but fictitious siege, SAS Captain Peter Skellen is played by Lewis Collins. From 1977 to 1983 they played anti-terrorist agents on the UK TV show The Professionals (1977).

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Goofs

Some of the weapons carried by the SAS team have parts that were developed much later than the 1980 period, e.g. lowers developed for US navy in '86 and F style stocks that were part of the 2000 update.

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Quotes

Max Vernon: We can't negotiate in the bloody press!

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Connections

References The Final Option (1982)

User Reviews

Siege

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