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* AwardSnub: Despite Creator/PaulGreengrass receiving a Best Director nomination for the film, it was not nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Picture on the year of its release.
* GeniusBonus: The German passenger mentions an incident in Mogadishu, referencing the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 181 in 1977, which ended in a rescue by German commandos.
* RetroactiveRecognition: Done with a then-UnknownCast, these were the first roles of Creator/OliviaThirlby (Nicole Miller) and Creator/CheyenneJackson (Mark Bingham).
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