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.

Cast

Leila Khaled

Leila Khaled

as Self

Uri Bar Lev

Uri Bar Lev

as Self

Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan

as Self (archive footage)

Golda Meir

Golda Meir

as Self (archive footage)

Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

as Self (archive footage)

Lina Makboul

Lina Makboul

as Self

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Gamal Abdel Nasser

as Self (archive footage)

Yitzhak Rabin

Yitzhak Rabin

as Self (archive footage)

Margareta Johnson

Margareta Johnson

as Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840

Robert Schaller

Robert Schaller

as Self - Passenger TWA Flight 840

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