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Original title Leila Khaled hijacker
Film type Short
Category Fiction
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Plot summary

In 1969 Leila Khaled became the first woman in the world to hijack an airplane. One year and six plastic operations later she did it again. Leila Khaled Hijacker tells the story of who...

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Plot summary

In 1969 Leila Khaled became the first woman in the world to hijack an airplane. One year and six plastic operations later she did it again. Leila Khaled Hijacker tells the story of who she is and what made her become a freedom fighter to some and a terrorist to others.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 16:9 (DigiBeta)
Colour type Colour
Length in minutes 58 min


Release dates

Festival showing 2006-01-28 Haga 1 Gothenburg Sweden 58 min
2006-01-29 Atalante Gothenburg Sweden 58 min
2006-02-01 Hagateatern Gothenburg Sweden 58 min
TV showing 2008-06-02 SVT1 Sweden

Awards

Prize Indien 2007 Pris för Bästa Film på Tri Continental Film Festival i Indien

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