6 Days (2017 film)

6 Days
Theatrical release poster
Directed byToa Fraser
Screenplay byGlenn Standring
Produced byMatthew Metcalfe
Starring
CinematographyAaron Morton
Edited by
  • John Gilbert
  • Dan Kircher
Music byLachlan Anderson
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 4 August 2017 (2017-08-04) (NZIFF)
  • 3 November 2017 (2017-11-03) (United Kingdom)
Running time
94 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
New Zealand[3]
LanguageEnglish
Box office$316,946[4]

6 Days is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Toa Fraser and written by Glenn Standring.[5] A British-New Zealand production, it is based on the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege in London and stars Jamie Bell, Abbie Cornish, Mark Strong and Martin Shaw.

The siege situation is presented from three perspectives: that of negotiator Max Vernon (Mark Strong), SAS leader Rusty Firmin (Jamie Bell) and BBC news reporter Kate Adie (Abbie Cornish). The film was released on 4 August 2017 to mixed reviews and was subsequently streamed by Netflix.[6]

  1. ^ "6 Days (2017)". BBFC. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "6 Days". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ Hannigan, Fionnuala (10 October 2017). "'6 Days': London Review". Screen Daily. Screen International. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ "6 Days". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  5. ^ John Nugent (11 April 2017). "First Trailer For Jamie Bell's Iranian Embassy Siege Drama 6 Days". Empire Online. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Netflix reveals trailer for Iranian Embassy siege drama 6 Days". Radio Times.