15 Minutes of War
(L'Intervention)
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DVD Cover
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| Country
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 France
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| Directed by
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Fred Grivois
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| Release Date
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2019
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| Language
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French
English
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| Studio
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Capture the Flag Films et Agora Films
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| Main Cast
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| Character
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Actor
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| Captain André Gerval
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Alban Lenoir
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| Jane Andersen
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Olga Kurylenko
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| Georges Campère
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Michael Abiteboul
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| Pierre Cazeneuve
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Sébastien Lalanne
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| Patrice Lorca
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David Murgia
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| Jean-Luc Larrain
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Guillaume Labbé
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| Philip Shafer
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Ben Cura
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| Barkhad
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Kevin Layne
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L'Intervention is a 2019 French action movie directed by Fred Grivois. The movie is directly inspired by the real hostage-taking of Loyada, Djibouti in 1976. When Somalis independantists hijack a school bus of French militaries personnel's children. The Gendarmerie send their best snipers. For the first time they will use the simultaned shot.
The following weapons were used in the film L'Intervention:
Pistols and Revolvers
Manurhin MR-73
French Gendarmes, including GIGN members use the famous Manurhin MR-73.
Manurhin MR-73 Defense with 3" barrel and duty sights - .357 Magnum
Lorca put his gun in the holster after he shot a Somali soldier.
When is out of ammo for the FRF1, he use the revolver.
Gendarme Lorca, stay alert after the Somali retreat.
Captain Gerval (Alban Lenoir) use a sport version with 5.25 barrel of the MR-73.
Manurhin MR-73 Defense with 5.25" barrel and adjustable sights - .357 Magnum
Captain Gerval with is MR-73 during the night reco.
Other view of the same scene.
Gerval aim the revolver at Jane, when she surprises him near the bus.
MAC Mle 1950
The leader of the terrorist (Kevin Layne) use a MAC Mle 1950 to threaten the teacher and kill a French Gendarme. Later Jane (Olga Kurylenko) take the pistol from the dead terrorist to defend the children. Some uniformed French Gendarmes and soldiers carry the pistol too.
MAS Mle 1950 - 9x19mm Parabellum
Barkhad force the bus driver to go at Somali border. In fact, if the barrel is pressed against something, is normally not possible to fire the pistol.
Same scene, but the hammer is now cocked.
Don't force me to shoot ! Luger P08
Gendarme Campère, use in akimbo with his MR-73, a Luger P08 Artillery.
Luger LP08 "Artillery" model - 9x19mm
Campère firing with his Luger akimbo with his MR-73.
After the grenades explosion, Campère admit to see nothing but continue shooting.
M1911
One terrorist negociate with Somalian soldiers and lays his M1911 on a table.
Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP
Rifles
FRF1
The GIGN snipers use as main weapon, the MAS FR F1 rifles to realise a very efficient simultaned shot. Scopes seems to be civilian version.
MAS FR F1 Sniper Rifle - 7.5x54mm French
Lieutenant Cazeneuve and Campère checking the rifles after the travel.
Lorca and Larrain covering Gerval during the night reco.
Lieutenant Cazeneuve in observation with the rest of the team.
Campère use the rifle with a very regulatory position.
Larrain observing with the rifle breech open.
Zéro Captain Gerval (
Alban Lenoir) give the signal to engage the terrorists. "Zéro" is less stressful than "fire".
An MG gunner shot in head by a GIGN sniper.
AK Rifles
Terrorists and several Somalian soldiers use AK-47 and AKM with full stocks and folding stocks.
Type 3 AKS-47 with stock folded - 7.62x39mm
A terrorist shoot at the Gendarmes when the bus cross the border.
A retreating Somali soldier carry a AK-47.
One of the hijacker fire his AKM at pursuiving French army jeeps.
Somali soldier shot in head by Lorca's MR-73, while holding a AKM.
MAS 49/56
CIA observator Shafer, join the GIGN team when it miss a shooter to realise the simultaned shot. Captain Gerval give him a MAS 49/56 as weapon of choice.
MAS-49/56 - 7.5x54mm French
Captain Gerval holding the MAS 49/56.
Better view of the barrel. We clearly see the grenade ring and the aiming alidade.
Shafer take position with the rifle.
Nice view of the APX scope.
Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine
Somalian army, use a huge variety of firearms, including Modèle 1892 Artillery Carbine.
Berthier Mle 1892 Artillery Carbine - 8x50mm R
Somali soldier holding a Berthier.
12 Gauge Double Barreled Shotgun
At least one Somalian soldier is seen with an old Shotgun.
Charles Parker 1878 Side by Side Shotgun - 12 gauge. The Parker Gun Company was absorbed into Remington in 1934.
Somali soldier with an out of era Shotgun.
Mauser Rifle
We can briefly see a kind of Mauser rifle, hard to determinate which one exactly.
Submachine Guns
MAT-49
French army soldiers and Legionnaires carry througout the movie MAT-49. But never seen fired and not very clearly.
MAT-49 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm
Legionnaires with
MAT-49 after the battle.
Machineguns
MG42
Somalian troops use MG42 against the snipers team.
MG42 with sling and bipod collapsed - 7.92x57mm Mauser
MG42 mounted on a Range Rover.
Soldiers searching for snipers spot.
Muzzle of a firing MG 42.
Explosive
Grenades
In the last moment of the gunfight Somalian soldiers throw OF 37 hand grenade, which are throw back by gendarmes and Jane Olga Kurylenko.
Trivia
Simultaned Shot
Great view of the simultaned shot.
filed Ammunition
Gendarme Larrain is see filing his MR-73 cartriges.
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