Leila Khaled Hijacker (2005)

Leila Khaled Hijacker

2005

Documentary

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.

Credits

Director

Lina Makboul

Cast

Gamal Abdel Nasser as Self (archive footage)

Golda Meir as Self (archive footage)

Leila Khaled as Self

Lina Makboul as Self

Margareta Johnson as Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840

Moshe Dayan as Self (archive footage)

Robert Schaller as Self - Passenger TWA Flight 840

Shimon Peres as Self (archive footage)