Mogadishu Welcome

Filmed at the same time as THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX – in which she acted as a vicious second generation RAF terrorist – Nadia Uhl shines here as the brave stewardess Gabriele Dillmann, who contributed to the rescue of her passengers following the hijacking of Lufthansa flight 188 in October 1977. The hijacking by a Palestinian terrorist group sympathetic to the RAF cause shook the world and changed German policy towards terror attacks. Portrayed for the first time in German film, this is the story of the victims and survivors of the hijacking, and of the peak of the so-called 'German Autumn' in 1977, a time marked by kidnappings, bombings and murder throughout the country. Although originally made for television, MOGADISHU WELCOME surpasses itself with gripping storytelling. If you liked THE BAADER MEINHOF COMPLEX, this is an eye-opening companion piece.

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