Basada en un hecho real ocurrido el 28 de febrero de 1997, cuando dos hombres fuertemente armados, con rifles de asalto y armamento militar, intentan atracar el Bank of America de North Hollywood. Su plan falla al ser cercados por numerosas patrullas de policía, agentes del FBI, agentes del SWAT, y oficiales de otros distritos. El resultado: se produce durante 44 minutos uno de los mayores tiroteos de la historia americana moderna.
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