The Skyjacker's Tale (2016)
3.4 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 15min
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- Synopsis:
Ishmael Muslim Ali (formerly LaBeet) is the American convicted of murdering eight people on a Rockefeller-owned golf course in the US Virgin Islands. After years of trying to get his conviction overturned, he took matters into his own hands and hijacked an American Airlines plane full of passengers to Cuba on New Years Eve 1984, and got away with it. Until now. Thirty years on the FBI’s most wanted list and against the backdrop of his looming extradition to serve eight consecutive life sentences in the US, the film recounts the hijacking that got him here, re-examines his original trial and reveals a gross miscarriage of justice. In a story that is more relevant than ever with racially charged police brutality and injustice constantly in the headlines, 'The Skyjacker's Tale' captures LaBeet / Ali’s first interview since the hijacking and includes never before seen footage. - Actors:
- Ishmael Muslim Ali, Isabella Carr, Bradley Gordon, Martin Huss, Robert Ifedi, Margaret Ratner Kunstler, Paul Norie, Michael Ratner, Emily Schooley
- Directors:
- Jamie Kastner
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Countries:
- Canada
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