Terenzio, the hijacker, is an Italian NATO soldier who forces his way onto the aircraft and demands an early take-off.The handful of people in the aircraft then become some of the survivors of a deadly global event caused by exposure to sunlight.The plane heads west in an attempt to survive this catastrophe that kills all living organisms during daylight hours. The group – led by Mathieu, the pilot, and Sylvie, a passenger who was formerly a military helicopter pilot