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Alex Morgan
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5 min ago
★★★★★4/5

Just finished watching this. Visuals were stunning but the pacing felt a bit off in the second half. Still worth a watch!

+4
Daniel Cooper
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2 days ago
★★★★★2/5

I don't get the hype. The plot was predictable and the characters felt flat. It seems like style over substance to me. Maybe I missed something, but I was bored throughout.

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Priya Sharma
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15 days ago
★★★★★5/5

An absolute masterpiece. The director managed to weave complex themes into a compelling narrative without it feeling forced. The cinematography is some of the best I've seen in years. Truly a cinematic experience that stays with you.

Leila Khaled: Hijacker
6.0
0h 58m

Leila Khaled: Hijacker

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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Leila Khaled: Hijacker (2005) is rated ⭐ 6/10.
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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Top 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

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