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November 13, Sonia's Choice

November 13, Sonia's Choice

★ 4.8/10•2025•2h 0m•16•Documentary
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After being contacted by Hasna Aït Boulahcen (cousin of the mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud), Sonia chose to help French police and intelligence (DGSI) locate and neutralize the fleeing terrorists. Her actions helped stop a planned follow-up attack (such as a plot targeting La Défense), saving numerous lives.

David André · Director

StatusEnded
Runtime2h 0m
LanguageFR
First Air DateNov 13, 2025

Episodes

Episode 1 - The OutbreakE130m

The Outbreak

On the evening of November 13, Sonia is at home watching the France-Germany football match with her partner, her children, and Hasna Aït Boulahcen—a deeply troubled young woman whom Sonia has taken in and protected for years. As news of the coordinated detonations and terrace shootings breaks, Paris plunges into chaos. While the family reacts with absolute horror, Hasna reacts erratically, briefly celebrating the violence before being severely reprimanded by Sonia. Within 48 hours, the nation is frozen in fear as authorities announce that key perpetrators are still at large.

Nov 13, 2025

Episode 2 - The Meeting in the WoodsE228m

The Meeting in the Woods

Two days after the attacks, Hasna receives a cryptic phone call claiming that one of her young cousins is on the run and hiding in a ditch near a motorway. She convinces an unsuspecting Sonia to drive her to the location. Upon arrival, the "teenage cousin" emerging from the bushes is actually a thirty-something man: Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the mastermind behind the Paris massacres. Realizing the extreme danger she is in, Sonia tries to remain calm as Abaaoud boasts about their plans to strike again immediately.

Nov 13, 2025

Episode 3 - The Call to the AuthoritiesE326m

The Call to the Authorities

Terrified but determined to act, Sonia reaches out to the French intelligence services (DGSI) and police investigators. Knowing that the terrorist cell is actively preparing a follow-up suicide attack on the bustling financial district of La Défense, the clock begins ticking. Sonia risks everything to keep close tabs on Hasna, gather actionable details, and feed the precise location of the cell's new hideout—an apartment on Rue du Corbillon in Saint-Denis—directly to the authorities.

Nov 13, 2025

Episode 4 - The Raid and Rethinking LifeE432m

The Raid and Rethinking Life

The series culminates in the massive, violent assault launched by the elite RAID police unit on the night of November 17–18. The operation successfully neutralizes Abaaoud and his accomplices, neutralizing the immediate threat of a secondary attack. However, the immediate aftermath shifts entirely to the personal cost of Sonia's bravery. She is permanently uprooted, forced to give up her name, leave her old life behind, and navigate a highly secretive witness protection program to hide from Islamist retaliation.

Nov 13, 2025

Actors

Nicolas Guidoux

Self : Commissaire à la Sous-direction anti-terroriste (SDAT)

Philippe Chadrys

Self : Chef de la Sous-direction anti-terroriste (SDAT) en 2015

Christian Deau

Self : Chef de Sections anti-terroristes de la Brigade Criminelle de Paris

Jean-Michel Fauvergue

Self : Chef du RAID en 2015

François Hollande

François Hollande

Self : Président de la République en 2015

Bernard Cazeneuve

Bernard Cazeneuve

Self : Ministre de l’Intérieur en 2015

Samia Maktouf

Self : Avocate de "Sonia"

Bruno Strulèse

Self : Président de la Commission de protection des repentis en 2015

Arthur Dénouveaux

Self : Porte-parole des victimes des attentats du 13 novembre 2015

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