Leila Khaled Hijacker

No tagline for this movie

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.

Documentary

You Might Also Like

  • I Stop Time
  • Elizabeth: The Unseen Queen
  • Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo
  • My Own Breathing
  • Grizzly Man
  • The Story of the Weeping Camel
  • A Brief History of Time
  • The World According to Monsanto
  • Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
  • Salesman
  • Moby Doc
  • The Fabulous Allan Carr
  • The Green Girl
  • Becoming Marilyn
  • Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
  • The Filth and the Fury
  • Soldier of the Road: A Portrait of Peter Brötzmann
  • The Thomas The Tank Engine Man