Leila Khaled Hijacker

Name: Leila Khaled Hijacker
Director: Lina Makboul
Released: 2005
Duration: 58 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Uri Bar Lev, Shadia Abu Ghazali, Margareta Johnson, Leila Khaled, Lina Makboul

2005 · 58 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 115 VOTES · DIR. Lina Makboul

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 526 lines

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00:04:07 The woman overthere, with the cases, is a terrorist.

00:05:56 The release of comrade Leila Khaled.

00:08:18 -of Folke Bernadotte, the Swedish UN negotiator.

00:10:44 The world holds its breath.

00:14:27 She took out a hand grenade which she took the pin out of-

00:16:26 And now we are becoming a little insistent that they tell us were they would-

00:18:43 They are both released after three weeks.

00:21:26 l was inside prepared already to something which l didn't realize.

00:23:18 Leila Khaled has been held here at the Ealing headquarters of exdivision.

00:25:52 l was brought up in Sweden by Palestinian parents.

00:27:47 Lina, go ahead with marker now!

00:29:39 l said it was easier to hi-jack an airplane than to teach.

00:31:48 -So? -Why can't we?

00:34:44 Our enemies call any form of popular resistance terrorism.

00:36:55 They were there to learn what we were doing.

00:39:20 The price is high, but we must return to Palestine.

00:41:40 l saw you on TV the other day and l wanted to kiss the screen.

00:44:42 We captured the planes to ask the world a question.

00:47:11 There are quite a few things you're going to do when it's finished.

00:50:18 You have said that what you want is to get to Haifa and Palestine.

00:54:11 What language should l use with an occupier?

00:56:38 Do you want to say anything to her?

00:58:40 A Jewish group, part of the army. This time the army was not an army yet.

02:00:04 l don't know how many.

Cast & Characters

Uri Bar Lev Self Shadia Abu Ghazali Self Margareta Johnson Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840 Leila Khaled Self Lina Makboul Self Harry Oakley Self - Co-Pilot TWA Flight 840

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed526

Dialogue density9.1 lines / min

First line00:04:07

Final line02:00:04

Production Record

DirectorLina Makboul

LanguageEnglish

IMDb votes115