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Mogadischu

Mogadischu

2008 1h 48mThrillerHistoryTV 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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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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Roland Suso RichterRoland Suso RichterDirectorMaurice Philip RemyWriterHolly FinkCinematography

Cast

Thomas KretschmannThomas KretschmannCaptain Jürgen Schumann
Nadja UhlNadja UhlStewardess Gabriele Dillmann
Saïd TaghmaouiSaïd TaghmaouiCaptain Mahmud
Christian BerkelChristian BerkelBundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Herbert KnaupHerbert KnaupUlrich Wegener
Judith EngelJudith EngelMonika Schumann
Valerie NiehausValerie NiehausBirgitt Röhll
Jürgen TarrachJürgen TarrachHans-Jürgen Wischnewski
Franz DindaFranz DindaPeter-Jürgen Boock
Fahri YardımFahri YardımMichael Libal
Simon VerhoevenSimon VerhoevenCo-Pilot Jürgen Vietor
Tobias LichtTobias LichtHauptmann Baum
Till KretzschmarTill KretzschmarChefpilot Gäbel
Jan MessutatRüdiger von Lutzau
Jan Henrik StahlbergJan Henrik StahlbergWolfgang Salewski
Cornelia SchmausCornelia SchmausLyvia Vamos
Youssef HamidYoussef HamidWadi Haddad
Gernot KunertHanns Martin Schleyer

Director

Roland Suso Richter

Writer

Maurice Philip Remy

Release date

30 Nov 2008

Runtime

1h 48m

Studio

ARD

Language

German, English, Arabic

Country

Germany

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