The portrayal
of the Muslim terrorists is frightening and intense (the effort from Aymen Saidi as the terrorist leader is so filled with anger that it's painfully good), despite conveying a sense
of insanity that seems circumspect, and the Algerian
government is painted as dumbly trying to endanger French citizens as long as they possibly can, with only the French seeming to come
out in a good light, when the assault on the plane saves the day.