Leila Khaled: Hijacker

Leila Khaled: Hijacker

2005
58m
6.0

6.0/10

4 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary
Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Tussilago SVT NPS
Production Countries
Sweden
Spoken Languages
Arabic English Swedish

Keywords

palestinian-israeli conflict biography terrorism woman director

Quick Facts

Release Date November 30, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0847570
Website Visit Site

Cast

Leila Khaled
Leila Khaled

Self

Uri Bar Lev
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)

Lina Makboul
Lina Makboul

Self

Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser

Self (archive footage)

Yizhak Rabin
Yizhak Rabin

Self (archive footage)

Margareta Johnson
Margareta Johnson

Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840

Robert Schaller
Robert Schaller

Self - Passenger TWA Flight 840

Harry Oakley
Harry Oakley

Self - Co-Pilot TWA Flight 840

Key Crew

Lina Makboul
Director
Lina Makboul
Writer
Robert Danielsson
Producer