Swissair Flug 100 – Geiseldrama in der Wüste

Switzerland, January 2024
FILM, Documentary, 93 min.

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directed by
Adrian Winkler, Laurin Merz
Written by
Adrian Winkler, Laurin Merz
Status
In distribution
Website
https://hook-film.com/project/kapitulation

On September 6, 1970, Palestinian hijackers hijack a fully occupied Swissair plane. After weeks of negotiations, the Federal Council capitulates, gives in to the terrorists' demands and releases three Palestinians imprisoned in Switzerland. With the help of contemporary witnesses and archive footage, the film revisits the climax of the “Swiss terror years”.

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World Premiere
January 2024
Original Version
French, English, Swiss-German, German (french/german subtitles),  colour, DCP, 93 min.
ISAN
0000-0005-F75B-0000-X-0000-0000-C
Production
HOOK Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH, C-FILMS AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Laurin Merz, Anne Walser
directed by
Adrian Winkler, Laurin Merz
Written by
Adrian Winkler, Laurin Merz
Cinemato­graphy
Bastian Meier, Jean Schablin, David Röthlisberger
Editing
Adrian Aeschbacher
Sound Design
Roman Vehlken
Music
Nils Kacirek

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