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As surveillance footage from Berlin’s airport reveals men effortlessly navigating security checks, their seemingly innocuous actions conceal a sinister plot. Meanwhile, the narrative unfolds exclusively within the confines of a German flight’s cockpit, where Captain Michael Lutzmann (Carlo Kitzlinger) and American co-pilot Tobias Ellis (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) prepare to depart. The tension is palpable as Tobias, in a private relationship with one of the flight attendants, Gokce (Aylin Tezel), strives to maintain a professional demeanor, despite their shared personal life with a two-year-old son.

As the plane lifts off, the pilots gain access to the cabin via an exterior camera feed. When a flight attendant delivers their meals, they buzz her into the cockpit. But mere moments later, Vedat (Omid Memar) and Kinan (Murathan Muslu), two passengers, launch a brutal attack on the unsuspecting crew member, forcing their way into the cockpit. Using shattered glass, they brutally assault both Lutzmann and Tobias, leaving them gravely injured.

In a desperate bid to regain control, Tobias shoves Vedat back out of the cockpit and slams the door shut. Lutzmann, though severely wounded, manages to fend off Kinan with sheer determination, while Tobias dispatches Kinan with a fire extinguisher. As Lutzmann’s life slips away, he implores Tobias to focus on correcting the plane’s pitch, which Tobias accomplishes while cradling his mangled arm.

With Vedat and two accomplices attempting to breach the cockpit door, Tobias musters the strength to subdue Kinan, ties him up with duct tape, and radios down to orchestrate an emergency landing at Hannover. As Lutzmann’s condition worsens, Tobias is left shattered by his colleague’s sudden demise, but he perseveres in his mission to bring the plane safely back to earth.

With a heavy heart, Tobias informs ground control of the tragic loss, and they assure him that Hannover’s crash crew and fighter jets are en route. With a somber tone, Tobias addresses the cabin, announcing their impending landing at Hannover in just twenty minutes.

As the desperate bid to breach the cockpit persists, one of the hijackers, Daniel (Paul Wollin), resorts to coercion, hoisting a terrified passenger up to the camera lens, his menacing warning to Tobias: “Open the door, or this man will pay the ultimate price.” The atmosphere on board the plane is heavy with tension as Tobias’ pleas for mercy fall on deaf ears. Ground control reinforces its earlier directive, emphasizing that under no circumstances can the door be opened, leaving Tobias trapped in a desperate game of cat and mouse.

Tobias’s anguish reaches new heights when he’s forced to confront the gruesome reality of the hostage’s fate. His emotional distress is palpable as he radios ground with the tragic news, his voice trembling with the weight of responsibility. The hijackers’ response is chilling: they confirm that reinforcements are on their way, and Tobias is left grappling with the certainty of impending doom.

In a last-ditch effort to reason with his captors, Tobias negotiates with Vedat via phone, proposing a peaceful resolution upon landing. However, Daniel’s ire knows no bounds as he returns with another hostage, Gokce, who implores him to spare her child. This gut-wrenching plea sparks a crucial realization within Tobias: the hijackers’ leader, Vedat, may not be as committed to bloodshed as his accomplice.

As the stakes escalate, Tobias seizes an opportunity to rally the passengers against their captors. He broadcasts a defiant message across the plane’s intercom, highlighting the absurdity of Daniel’s arsenal and urging the others to join him in a collective fight for survival. Meanwhile, Vedat struggles to reconcile his own moral compass with Daniel’s brutal determination.

As the tension builds toward its climactic conclusion, Tobias finds himself facing an impossible choice: sacrifice the lives of his fellow passengers or succumb to the merciless whims of the hijackers. In the face of unrelenting terror, he must summon every ounce of courage and resourcefulness to outwit Daniel and avert catastrophe.

As the air jets escort the plane to Hannover airport, a sudden uprising among the passengers takes hold, with individuals fighting back against their hijackers in a bid to reclaim control. Kinan, one of the terrorists, awakens to find his partner, Tobias, momentarily off guard and seizes the opportunity to strike him down. The victor’s initial fury gives way to anguish as he allows Vedat into the cockpit, where the young man collapses into a despairing embrace, overcome by the carnage that has unfolded. Kinan’s subsequent demand for Vedat to eliminate Tobias is met with an unexpected response: instead of taking out his captive, Vedat binds him, incensing Kinan.

The hijacker’s frustration boils over as he radios the ground crew, announcing his intention to exact revenge upon Westerners in the name of Muslims, and revealing a chilling disregard for human life. The authorities on the ground respond with a request for demands, but Kinan remains unyielding, insisting that this brutal action is justified. As the plane approaches its destination, Vedat’s unease becomes palpable, his fear of death mingling with his revulsion at the bloodshed he has witnessed. Kinan reassures him, but the young man’s trepidation only intensifies.

In a desperate bid to assert control, Vedat turns on Kinan, striking down his former leader and freeing Tobias from his restraints. The wounded pilot struggles to keep the plane aloft as Vedat demands to be taken somewhere else, but Tobias counters that refueling is necessary before they can depart. Despite being at the mercy of a crazed captor wielding a glass shard, Tobias convinces Vedat that the landing must take place.

As the plane touches down, Vedat’s attention turns to the passengers being evacuated from the aircraft, while Tobias’s thoughts are consumed by his own dire situation. The young hijacker keeps his captive at bay, refusing to back down as the police negotiate with him. When Vedat eventually retires to the bathroom, Tobias seizes the opportunity to reclaim the glass shard from Kinan’s lifeless body.

In the tense silence that follows, the two men sit together in the cockpit, their thoughts turned inward as they ponder their pasts and the uncertain futures that lie ahead. It is during this fragile moment of understanding that Vedat reveals his tender age, mere eighteen years old. As the police demand to know if Tobias is unharmed, Vedat’s attention is drawn back to the glass shard, now lying within easy reach. The uneasy détente between captor and captive is shattered as the authorities request a window be opened, announcing that the plane has been refueled and demanding proof of Tobias’s well-being.

As Vedat’s mother pierces through the chaos with a frantic call, her son’s emotional tide turns turbulent. Despondent tears stream down his face as he laments his misplaced trust in others and yearns for the solace of home. His turmoil intensifies, and with a tattered sense of hope, Vedat fixates on Tobias (actor name), grasping for a lifeline. The air is thick with tension as Tobias implores Vedat to release the glass vial from his throat, pleading with him to surrender to reason. But Vedat’s psyche continues its downward spiral, his voice rising in a cacophony of despair as he threatens to exact a devastating revenge upon Tobias unless he can escape the confines of their doomed plane within minutes.

The atmosphere is electrically charged as Vedat’s hysteria reaches a fever pitch. With cold calculation, he positions the glass mere inches from Tobias’s vulnerable throat, his words dripping with menace: “I’ll kill you” – an ultimatum that hangs precariously in the balance. In a flash of swift justice, a sniper’s bullet finds its mark, and Vedat crashes to the floor, his body wracked by the cruel hand of fate. As Tobias tends to the wounded pilot, he must steel himself to confront the brutal reality of their situation: Gokce’s lifeless form lies mere feet away, a grim reminder of the devastating consequences of their predicament.

With the weight of devastation settling upon him, Tobias takes a solemn step towards acceptance, allowing the authorities into the plane as Vedat’s mangled form is carefully removed. The aftermath unfolds with slow, heavy steps: Tobias walks past Gokce’s lifeless body, his eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the shattered remains of their once-promising flight. Finally, the police enter the cockpit, surveying the ravaged landscape of Vedat’s final moments as they struggle to make sense of the carnage that has unfolded before them.