24 Redemption is a television film based on the series 24. It first aired on November 23, 2008, on Fox in the United States, and was released to DVD on November 25. The film was written by executive producer Howard Gordon and was directed by Jon Cassar.Redemption takes place three years after sixth season and two months before seventh season in real time between 300 pm and 500 pm Sangala timezone on Inauguration Day in the United States.
Redemption begins with a brief prologue showing a young boy being kidnapped at night, indoctrinated, and drafted along with other boys into a rebel militia so they could take part in a coup dtat, which is being funded by a shadow organization led by Jonas Hodges Jon Voight.While Bauer performs missionary work at the Okavango school in Sangala, U.S. embassy official Frank Trammel Gil Bellows serves him a subpoena to appear before the Senate regarding torture charges, but Bauer refuses to go. Upon hearing the embassy will cut funding to Bentons school if it continues to protect him, he decides to leave. Meanwhile, several children playing soccer are ambushed by Jumas rebel soldiers and kidnapped for conscription. When two boys run away, the soldiers open fire, killing one. Benton learns that the rebels are planning to attack his school. He calls Bauer, who hides the children in an underground shelter, and kills several rebels before getting captured and tortured. Benton is able to ambush the remaining soldiers, and Bauer kills the leader, Youssou Dubaku Zolile Nokwe. His brother, Ik Hakeem KaeKazim hears of his death and plots revenge, while Bauer and Benton leave with the children to get to the American embassy in the capital before the final helicopter evacuates the country. ........
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