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The distress code is only the beginning.

6.1

1h 34m

2019

“The distress code is only the beginning.”

Synopsis

When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.

Director

Patrick Vollrath

Trailer

ThrillerDrama

airplanekidnappingpilotislamflightairplane hijackingterrorismairplane pilotislamic terrorismreligious extremism

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Cast & Crew

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

as Tobias Ellis

Omid Memar

Omid Memar

as Vedat

Aylin Tezel

Aylin Tezel

as Gökçe

Carlo Kitzlinger

Carlo Kitzlinger

as Michael Lutzmann

Murathan Muslu

Murathan Muslu

as Kenan

Paul Wollin

Paul Wollin

as Daniel

Aurélie Thépaut

Aurélie Thépaut

as Natalie

Max Schimmelpfennig

Max Schimmelpfennig

as Student

Simon Schwarz

Simon Schwarz

as Alexander Franz (voice)

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