Mogadischu (2008)

History Thriller TV Movie

The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified passengers throughout the harrowing ordeal. When terrorists sympathetic to the cause of the German Red Army Faction seize control of the flight, German chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to negotiate. Meanwhile, terrorist leader "Captain Martyr Mahmud" grows increasingly agitated, and the Yemeni government refuses to let the plane land on their soil. After Captain Schumann (Thomas Kretschmann) makes an emergency landing in the sand, he is brutally executed in front of the passengers by "Captain Martyr Mahmud" (Said Taghmaoui), who then forces the co-pilot to fly the plane to Somolia. Once there, counter terrorism measures quickly get underway as the passengers brace themselves for the worst.

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Runtime: 108 mins Rating: 6.2

Cast

Herbert Knaup

Ulrich Wegener

Thomas Kretschmann

Captain Jürgen Schumann

Saïd Taghmaoui

Captain Mahmud

Nadja Uhl

Stewardess Gabriele Dillmann

Christian Berkel

Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt

Jürgen Tarrach

Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski

Fahri Yardım

Michael Libal

Valerie Niehaus

Birgitt Röhll

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Crew

Michael Köning

Production Design

Roland Suso Richter

Director

Holly Fink

Director of Photography

Maurice Philip Remy

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Mogadischu (2008)

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