Leila Khaled: Hijacker

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.

Cast

Leila Khaled

Self

Uri Bar Lev

Self

Moshe Dayan

Self (archive footage)

Golda Meir

Self (archive footage)

Shimon Peres

Self (archive footage)

Lina Makboul

Self

Gamal Abdel Nasser

Self (archive footage)

Yitzhak Rabin

Self (archive footage)

Margareta Johnson

Self - Air Hostess TWA Flight 840

Robert Schaller

Self - Passenger TWA Flight 840