Mogadischu
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The true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October 1977, and the efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the passengers during the ordeal. When terrorists sympathetic to 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 executed in front of the passengers by "Captain Martyr Mahmud" (Said Taghmaoui), who then forces the co-pilot to fly the plane to Somalia. Once there, counter-terrorism measures quickly get underway as the passengers brace themselves for the worst.
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Edited by Bernd SchlegelShot by Holly FinkScored by Martin TodsharowDesigned by Michael Koning
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- Mogadishu Welcome: The Hijacking of Flight 181es
- Mogadisciofr
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22 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Thomas Kretschmann
as Kapitän Jürgen Schumann
Nadja Uhl
as Stewardess Gabriele Dillmann
Said Taghmaoui
as Kapitän Mahmud
Herbert Knaup
as Oberstleutnant Ulrich Wegener
Jurgen Tarrach
as Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
Christian Berkel
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
Simon Verhoeven
as Co-Pilot Jürgen Vietor
Tobias Licht
as Hauptmann Baum
Cornelia Schmaus
as Lyvia Vamos
Mohcine Nadifi
as Walbi Harb
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