: Focuses on the Annex Security Team , a group of private military contractors (ex-military veterans from Navy SEALs, Marine Force Recon, and Army Special Forces). They were tasked with protecting a "secret" CIA annex that was technically not supposed to exist, which complicated their rules of engagement and rescue efforts. Content Highlights

: Refers to the intense, overnight period from the initial assault on the U.S. diplomatic compound on September 11, 2012, until the final evacuation the next morning.

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The title highlights the specific timeline and the overlooked figures of the 2012 Benghazi attacks. The film, directed by Michael Bay, is based on the nonfiction book by Mitchell Zuckoff and chronicles the defense of a secret CIA compound by a six-man security team. Meaning of the Subtitle