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Leila Khaled: Hijacker

6 average rating
6
Arabic / 58 MIN. / 2005

The Genres

The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Leila KhaledUri Bar LevMoshe DayanGolda MeirShimon PeresLina MakboulGamal Abdel NasserYizhak RabinMargareta JohnsonRobert SchallerHarry Oakley

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