This action film starring Alec Baldwin, never before released in cinemas, is broadcast free-to-air this evening on television

This Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 9:20 p.m., C8 broadcasts this action thriller with Alec Baldwin, never before released in cinemas.

Implicated in 2022 in a terrible news item that occurred on the set of the film Rust where he was indicted for manslaughter against cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, American actor Alec Baldwin has been rather discreet on the screens over the past two years. His rare appearances include the action thriller 97 minutesnever released in cinemas, directly released on VOD and until now available in France on the platform Canal+ VOD. A film that C8 viewers will be able to discover this Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 9:20 p.m.

97 minutes with Alec Baldwin, what is it about?

But actually, what could this action thriller by Timo Vuorensola be about? A Boeing 767 is hijacked by terrorists and is set to crash in just one hour and thirty-seven minutes when its fuel runs out. The survival of the passengers and crew rests on an undercover Interpol agent posing as one of the hijackers, and who therefore has only 97 minutes to act. Warning to plane phobics… refrain! Note also that Alec Baldwin shares the poster with a certain Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, revealed in the film Match Point by Woody Allen. The Irish actor also lent his features to King Henry VIII in the series The Tudors before jumping back in time as Heahmund in the series Vikings.

Alec Baldwin : “It’s strange to go back to work”

The 97-minute filming took place a little over three months after the tragic events of the film. Rust during which Alec Baldwin unintentionally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The actor announced his big return to business in a short video published on his Instagram account : “It’s strange to go back to work. I haven’t worked since October 21st of last year, when this horrible thing happened on the set of this movie. We had an accident and our cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died. I still had trouble talking about it. (…) I went back to work today for the first time in three and a half months and it was interesting. I miss my children. It feels good to get out of the United States for a bit. Who knows what the future holds. I hope for good things“.