Leila Khaled Hijacker

Leila Khaled Hijacker (2005)

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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  • Release Date: 2005-11-30
  • Runtime: 0h 58min
  • Director: Lina Makboul

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  • Cast

    • Leila Khaled

      Self

    • Uri Bar Lev

    • Moshe Dayan

    • Golda Meir

    • Shimon Peres

    • Lina Makboul

    • Gamal Abdel Nasser

    • Yitzhak Rabin

    • Margareta Johnson

      Air Hostess TWA Flight 840

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