Leila Khaled: Hijacker (2005)

Directed by Lina Makboul58mDocumentary

Leila Khaled was the first woman to hijack a plane. In 1969, she showed her grenades to the terrified passengers by order of the Che Guevara commando unit of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Through the ensuing media bombardment, she put the Palestinian nation on the global map. The pretty 24-year-old Leila became a hero to many Palestinians, including the Swedish/Palestinian teenager Lina Makboul, who is now a filmmaker. At least Leila dared to do something, Lina thought at the time. She visits Leila 35 years later with a camera, and finds a woman who does not regret anything.

Year
2005
Country
SE
Language
English
Release date
30 November 2005
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6.0 (4)
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Leila Khaled
Leila Khaled
Self
U
Uri Bar Lev
Self
Moshe Dayan
Moshe Dayan
Self (archive footage)
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
Self (archive footage)
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres
Self (archive footage)
L
Lina Makboul
Self
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Self (archive footage)
Yizhak Rabin
Yizhak Rabin
Self (archive footage)
M
Margareta Johnson
Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840
R
Robert Schaller
Self - Passenger TWA Flight 840
H
Harry Oakley
Self - Co-Pilot TWA Flight 840

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