Is London Has Fallen a True Story? No, 'London Has Fallen' is not based on a true story. The scale and magnitude of the terrorist attack depicted in the movie have not been replicated in real-life London . Synopsis. During the funeral of a British Prime Minster in London, the city is swarmed by Islamic militants and becomes the site of a series of devastating terrorist attacks masterminded by a Pakistani terrorist leader and his son. PLOT: After a terrorist attack on London ends with most of the leaders of the Western world dead, it's up to Secret Service agent Mike Banning ( Gerard Butler) to keep the U.S president alive Variety described London Has Fallen as "effortlessly racist" invoking "familiar Islamophobia", a "terrorsploitation" fantasy designed to spread fear after the November 2015 Paris attacks, and "ugly, reactionary fear-mongering." Meanwhile, The Hollywood Reporter styled it as "major world capitals destruction porn sub-genre" that feeds a "paranoia". .

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