It is the night of September 11, 2012 - exactly 11 years after the devastating attacks on the World Trade Center - when the US Consulate General in Benghazi, Libya, is unexpectedly attacked with heavy artillery. When there is no clear military rescue order from Washington, a team of private security forces decides to go it alone. They, who are stationed in a secret CIA base nearby, do not want to leave the embassy to the attackers without a fight. In the process, the former soldiers Jack, Rone, Tanto, Boon, Oz and Tig not only risk their lives, but also disobey an order. In order to secure the existence of the secret CIA base, they are strictly forbidden to intervene from the highest level. A 13-hour, selfless commitment against command and obedience and for the lives of their compatriots begins...