Nocturama

Nocturama is a 2016 thriller film written and directed by Bertrand Bonello. It was released in France on 31 August 2016, and in the US by Grasshopper Film on 11 August 2017. It tells the story of a group of young, multiracial radicals committing a series of terrorist attacks in Paris. Plot The first hour of the film follows a group of young revolutionaries as they orchestrate an elaborate plan that involves the planting of bombs across the city of Paris. It is revealed via flashback that the bombs are made of a substance called semtex, which has been provided to the young terrorists (all either teens or university students) by Greg, the only independent adult in the group. Their plan involves the planting of bombs in cars, high-rises, and government buildings, assassinating the head of HSBC France, and setting fire to the Jeanne d'Arc. Sarah, her boyfriend David, and Yacine each infiltrates the floor of a skyscraper to plant a bomb, aided by Fred, an accomplice who works as a security guard at the target buildings. Whilst searching David's floor, Fred finds and shoots to death an innocent office worker who was attending a call. This alerts another security guard, who kills Fred despite his appeals. David hears this from a neighboring hallway and runs, throwing away his bomb without having set it. After detonating the bombs remotely, the young terrorists all convene to a department store situated in the heart of Paris, intending to stay there until evening of the next day so as to escape the attention of the authorities. The rest of the group consists of André, Samir, his sister Sabrina, and Mika, the youngest in the group. They hide while the security team searches through it looking for stragglers. One of their number, Omar, turns out to be another accomplice to the terrorists. He tells the group that he has bound and gagged the rest of the security team and shut down all the security cameras (it is revealed later that he shot and killed the guards). To their dismay, the group realizes that two of their number are missing: Fred and Greg. David informs them of Fred's death, but the fate of Greg, whose task was to assassinate the bank executive, remains a mystery. The group spends the night at the store, eating food from the grocery store and stealing clothes from boutiques. Omar turns some TVs on display on, allowing the group an insight into the state of the world outside.