Title: Leila Khaled hijacker /
Authors: Makboul, Lina.; Danielsson, Robert.; Hellberg, Marcos.; Sveriges television; Nederlandse Programma Stichting.; Women Make Movies (Firm)
Publisher: Women Make Movies,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Khaled, Leila,; Revolutionaries Palestine Biography.; Palestinian Arabs.; Palestinian Arabs Politics and government; Hijacking of aircraft.; Arab-Israeli conflict.
Abstract: "In 1969 Palestinian Leila Khaled made history by becoming the first woman to hijack an airplane. As a Palestinian child growing up in Sweden, filmmaker Lina Makboul admired Khaled for her bold actions; as an adult, she began asking complex questions about the legacy created by her chilhood hero. This fascinating documentary is at once a portrait of Khaled, an exploration of the filmmaker's own understanding of her Palestinian identiy, and complex examination of the nebulous dichotomy between 'terrorist' and 'freedom fighter'"--Container.