7 Days in Entebbe (2018)

Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

Director:

José Padilha

Writer:

Gregory Burke (screenplay by)

Stars:

Batsheva Dance Company, Zina Zinchenko, Ben Schnetzer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Batsheva Dance Company	...	Dance Performers
Zina Zinchenko	...	Sarah
Ben Schnetzer	...	Zeev Hirsch
Daniel Brühl	...	Wilfried Böse
Amir Khoury	...	Ali Al-Maati
Ala Dakka	...	Haled Al Halili
Rosamund Pike	...	Brigitte Kuhlmann
Paloma Coquant	...	Ann Franking
Trudy Weiss	...	Dora Bloch
Danny Scheinmann	...	Ilan Hartuv
Brontis Jodorowsky	...	Captain Michel Bacos
Denis Ménochet	...	Jacques Lemoine
Gal Pertsiger	...	Pasco Cohen
Saffron Scheinmann	...	Talia Levy
Michal Shtamler	...	Hanna Cohen (as Michal Shtamler Yanai)

Storyline

In July 1976, an Air France flight from Tel-Aviv to Paris via Athens was hijacked and forced to land in Entebbe, Uganda. The Jewish passengers were separated and held hostage in demand to release many terrorists held in Israeli prisons. After much debate, the Israeli government sent an elite commando unit to raid the airfield and release the hostages.

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Plot Keywords:

airport | airplane | hostage | hijacker | year 1976 | 

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Taglines:

Discover the story that changed the course of history.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, some thematic material, drug use, smoking and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

A lot of this movie was shot at Malta International Airport in Luqa. A day after filming wrapped in Malta, a real-life hijacked Libyan airplane landed very close to the set. The hijackers used replica hand grenades and pistols.

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Goofs

The "Anafaza," a dance that appears throughout the film, debuted in 1995.

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Quotes

Wilfried Böse: We don't want to hurt anybody. We're humanitarians.

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Connections

Referenced in The Dan Bongino Show: A National Nightmare Last Night (2020)

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Soundtracks

Chair Dance (Echad Mi Yodeah)
Traditional
Arranged by Avi Belleli, Ilan Green, Ophir Leibovitch, Ohad Naharin
Performed by The Tractor's Revenge and Ohad Naharin
Courtesy of The Tractor's Revenge

User Reviews

This could have been a good movie

It is an entertaining movie. But there is so much more information available in biographies, books etc. They choose to make it a light movie and some dancing. Maybe make a musical next time? Even former mossad members wrote in their books more information on what happened there.. Don't expect to learn anything if you already know what happened.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

UK USA France Malta

Language:

English German French Hebrew Arabic

Release Date:

16 March 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

7 Days in Entebbe

Filming Locations:

UK

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,592,645, 18 March 2018

Gross USA:

$3,326,885

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$8,771,432

Company Credits

Production Co:

Participant, Working Title Films, Malta Film Commission

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (archive footage)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1