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.
Jamie Bell
as LCpl. Rusty Firmin
Mark Strong
as Max Vernon
Abbie Cornish
as Kate Adie
Martin Shaw
as John Dellow
Tim Pigott-Smith
as William Whitelaw
Ben Turner
as Salim
Emun Elliott
as Roy
Aymen Hamdouchi
as Faisal
Andrew Grainger
as Ray
Colin Moy
as Maj. Hector Gullan
Colin Garlick
as LCpl. John Mac
Toby Leach
as PC Trevor Lock
