Seven days in Entebbe movie: Release set 9th March |Mr vybs
7 Days in Entebbe in the US is an upcoming British crime
thriller film
directed by José Padilha and written by Gregory Burke.
The film recounts the story of Operation
Entebbe, a 1976 counter-terrorist hostage-rescue operation. The film
stars Rosamund Pike and Daniel Brühl.
It is set for release on 9 March 2018.
Entebbe is the fourth film to dramatize the events of Operation
Entebbe, after the American TV films Victory at Entebbe (1976) and Raid on Entebbe (1977), and the
Israeli film Operation Thunderbolt (1977).
The Plot
In 1976, two Palestinian and two
German terrorists hijack Air France Flight 139 en route from Tel Aviv,
Israel to Paris, France via Athens,
Greece. They hold the passengers and crew hostage at Entebbe and demanded a ransom of $5
million USD for the airplane and the release of 53 Palestinian and
Pro-Palestinian militants, 40 of whom were prisoners in Israel.[2]
When all diplomatic efforts fail, the Israeli government approves a
counter-terrorist hostage rescue operation
by IDF commandos in what has been referred to as the most daring and audacious
rescue mission in history.
Cast
- Rosamund Pike as Brigitte Kuhlmann
- Daniel Brühl as Wilfried Böse
- Lior Ashkenazi as Yitzhak Rabin
- Mark Ivanir as Motta Gur
- Denis Ménochet
- Eddie Marsan as Shimon Peres
- Ben Schnetzer
- Peter Sullivan as Amos Eiran
- Andrea Deck as Patricia Martel
- Brontis Jodorowsky as Captain Michel Bacos
- Angel Bonanni as Yonatan Netanyahu
- Nonso Anozie as Idi Amin
- Vincent Riotta as Dan Shomron
- Yiftach Klein as Ehud Barak
- Natalie Stone as Leah Rabin
- Trudy Weiss as Dora Bloch
- Michael Lewis as Major Muki Betser
- Samy Seghir
- Vincent Cassel
Production
On 11 February 2016, it was
announced that José Padilha would next direct Entebbe for Working Title Films and Studio Canal,
from a script by Gregory Burke. On 29 July 2016, Rosamund Pike,
Daniel Brühl
and Vincent Cassel joined the film to play the lead
roles in the film.
Principal photography on the film began on
November 14, 2016 in Malta, while the production also took place in the UK. A
real hijacking took place during filming at the
Malta International Airport.
Promotion
An initial trailer for Entebbe was released on 7 December
2017. The trailer uses the 1971 song "I'd Love to Change the World" by the
band Ten Years After.
Reception
On review
aggregator website Rotten
Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 20% based on 10
reviews, and an average rating of 4.4/10. On Metacritic,
the film has an average score of 43 out of 100 based on 8 critics, indicating
"mixed or average reviews".
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