Hold Your Fire

Hold Your Fire is a 2021 American documentary film that uncovers the true story behind the 1973 Brooklyn hostage crisis, where four young African-American men took a dozen hostages in an attempt to rob a sporting goods store, and were eventually brought down by visionary police psychologist Harvey Schlossberg's negotiation strategies. The film follows the tense standoff and its impact on American policing, featuring gripping interviews with survivors and never-before-seen footage from the event.