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The origins of the song date to the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Yes, the film is inspired by a real-life hostage crisis that took place in Leidseplein, Amsterdam, on February 22, 2022, when Abdel Rahman Akkad held everyone inside an Apple store hostage.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Apr. 2025
Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The lasting impact of the 1953 coup While the U.S. and Iran have butt heads over a range of issues since the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, including years of strife over Iran’s nuclear program, the 1953 coup remains a critical event still invoked in modern Iran.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Yes, the film is inspired by a real-life hostage crisis that took place in Leidseplein, Amsterdam, on February 22, 2022, when Abdel Rahman Akkad held everyone inside an Apple store hostage.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Apr. 2025
Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The lasting impact of the 1953 coup While the U.S. and Iran have butt heads over a range of issues since the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, including years of strife over Iran’s nuclear program, the 1953 coup remains a critical event still invoked in modern Iran.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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