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Mogadischu

  • TV Movie
  • 20082008
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Mogadischu (2008)
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In 1977, skyjackers abduct Lufthansa Flight 181, subsequently involving Germany's special operations unit GSG 9 to free all the hostages.In 1977, skyjackers abduct Lufthansa Flight 181, subsequently involving Germany's special operations unit GSG 9 to free all the hostages.In 1977, skyjackers abduct Lufthansa Flight 181, subsequently involving Germany's special operations unit GSG 9 to free all the hostages.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
1.3K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
45,488
6,163
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    • Director
      • Roland Suso Richter
    • Writer
      • Maurice Philip Remy
    • Stars
      • Thomas Kretschmann
      • Nadja Uhl
      • Saïd Taghmaoui
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Roland Suso Richter
    • Writer
      • Maurice Philip Remy
    • Stars
      • Thomas Kretschmann
      • Nadja Uhl
      • Saïd Taghmaoui
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    • 7User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 5 nominations

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    Simon Verhoeven and Mohcine Nadifi in Mogadischu (2008)
    Simon Verhoeven and Mohcine Nadifi in Mogadischu (2008)
    Saïd Taghmaoui and Mohcine Nadifi in Mogadischu (2008)
    Mohcine Nadifi in Mogadischu (2008)

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    Thomas Kretschmann
    Thomas Kretschmann
    • Kapitän Jürgen Schumann
    Nadja Uhl
    Nadja Uhl
    • Stewardess Gabriele Dillmann
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    Saïd Taghmaoui
    • Kapitän Mahmud
    Herbert Knaup
    Herbert Knaup
    • Oberstleutnant Ulrich Wegener
    Jürgen Tarrach
    Jürgen Tarrach
    • Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
    Christian Berkel
    Christian Berkel
    • Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
    Simon Verhoeven
    Simon Verhoeven
    • Co-Pilot Jürgen Vietor
    Tobias Licht
    Tobias Licht
    • Hauptmann Baum
    Cornelia Schmaus
    • Lyvia Vamos
    Mohcine Nadifi
    Mohcine Nadifi
    • Walbi Harb
    Franz Dinda
    Franz Dinda
    • Peter-Jürgen Boock
    Youssef Hamid
    • Dr. Wadi Haddad
    Gernot Alwin Kunert
    • Hanns Martin Schleyer
    • (as Gernot Kunert)
    Bettina Hoppe
    • Brigitte Mohnhaupt
    Abdellatif Chaouqi
    Abdellatif Chaouqi
    • Scheich Ahmed
    • (as Abdellatif Chaouki)
    Sofi Mohamed
    • Siad Barre
    Valerie Niehaus
    Valerie Niehaus
    • Birgit Röhll
    Peter Anders
    • Stiller Mann
    • Director
      • Roland Suso Richter
    • Writer
      • Maurice Philip Remy
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    • Trivia
      For exterior and interior shots of the aircraft, the film crews and the director rented a Boeing 737-2B6(Adv) serial 21214 / 449 registered CN-RMI of Royal Air Maroc. The plane is located in Casablanca Anfa airport stored in a hangar and used for training purposes of ground staff only. It was fully repainted in the 1970s Lufthansa livery colors as a replica to to replicate the actual aircraft involved in the incident. The director, camera crews, producers and the rest of the filmmakers were granted permission to rent and fully repaint the aircraft and use it for the film, as well as repaint the control tower and other airport buildings and infrastructure. The real aircraft was used for scenes where the plane was taxing, refueling, towing or parking. Takeoff, in flight and landing exterior scenes of the aircraft were done using computer generated imagery.
    • Goofs
      The cars of Schleyer's convoy are not depicted 100% correctly - Schleyer's real S-Class W116 Mercedes was NOT a Model 450 SEL 6.9 ("just" a standard 450 SEL), and the W114 /8 Mercedes of his bodyguards is shown as being a Series 1 model (in reality it was a Series 2 280 E).

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    9/10
    A stunning review of newer German history
    As a student I was part of - what we call now - the "68 generation". Protest was flowing over all major universities in Germany. This concentrated on the so called "establishment" and later on the Vietnam war was in the focus.

    A perverted group of this protest movement was the "RAF (Rote Armee Fraktion)". The young German Republic was in no way prepared to give an appropriate response to these terrorists. The reactions of the government to the terror have been helpless and the police had no means to meet the aggressiveness and cynicism of these people. There was a climate of helplessness and hate all over the country.

    The climax was in 1977 the kidnapping of Hans Martin Schleyer, a representative of the hated "establishment". The purpose of this kidnapping was to free other terrorists who were in jail in Stuttgart/South Germany.

    The government, represented by Chancellor Helmut Schmidt refused this blackmail and so the terrorists asked their Palestinian friends for help. In the end a group of four PLFP (Popular Front of Liberation for Palestine) terrorists hijacked the German Lufthansa jet "Landshut" with over 80 tourists on board.

    These are the facts and many documentations have analyzed this event.

    The film which is no documentation - has a completely different approach and shows the "inside" view of this drama. As all passengers survived, there are many people who could tell what happened inside the plane during these long, dramatic hours. And this gives a lot of suspense - the story of the "Landshut" was never told like this before. You can feel the fear, panic and sometimes the hope of all the passengers who didn't have the foggiest idea of what happened outside - what their government did. They felt lost and given up by their country.

    The movie shows in a stunning way the people acting inside and outside of the aircraft. So, as a viewer you have the complete picture of what happened and you get an idea about the fear and uncertainty of all persons involved in this dramatic situation.

    The actors give a realistic picture of the situation and are brilliant, especially Saïd Taghmaoui as Mahmud, Thomas Kretschmann as captain and Herbert Knaup as commander of the special forces "GSG9". Also very good Nadja Uhl as stewardess and Christian Berkel impersonating chancellor Helmut Schmidt.

    Even if you are not familiar with this part of the German history, this film is worth while to be seen.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 30, 2008 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • France
    • Languages
      • German
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Kapningen av Lufthansa 181
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production company
      • teamWorx Television & Film
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    • Budget
      • €6,700,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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