Trap: How 1985's Operation Flagship inspire M. Night Shyamalan's new film

A new film is inspired by an extraordinary real-life sting called Operation Flagship in 1985.

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Although the concert is real, the venue is swarming with police and special agents, watching the audience like hawks in the hope of finally catching the fugitive they've been chasing for months.

It sounds like something from a movie - and that's exactly what it is. Trap is the latest release from M. Night Shyamalan, a director famous for high-concept films with big twists such as The Sixth Sense.

But the events of the film are actually inspired by a real-life case from four decades ago, known as Operation Flagship.

The 1985 sting saw more than 100 criminals arrested after they were lured to a fake TV station thinking they had won free NFL tickets.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnd0p192kn2o

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