Based on a true story... In 1976, Somalian rebels hijack a school bus in Djibouti with 21 French children and an American teacher, and drive it to the border between the French colony and Somalia. French captain André Gerval is called to lead a small team of elite snipers to secretly prepare an emergency rescue. When diplomacy comes at a stall and time is running out, Gerval and his team must try to carry out a simultaneous five-man sniper attack to get the children and their teacher out safely.