Leila Khaled Hijacker

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.

Main Cast

Leila Khaled

Self

Age : 80 | Popularity : 9%

Uri Bar Lev

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Moshe Dayan

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Golda Meir

Age : 80 | Popularity : 8%

Shimon Peres

Age : N/A | Popularity : 16%

Lina Makboul

Age : N/A | Popularity : 1%

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Age : 52 | Popularity : 4%

Yitzhak Rabin

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Lina Makboul
Writing	Writer	Lina Makboul
	Creative Producer	Marcos Hellberg
Production	Producer	Robert Danielsson
Editing	Editor	Andreas Jonsson
Camera	Director of Photography	Jallo Faber Åke Wehrling
Department	Role	Name

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