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7 Days in Entebbe

Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

Director

José Padilha

Year

Genre

action, drama, history

Box Office

$3,326,885

Production

Participant,Working Title Films

Awards

N/A

Homepage

http://www.focusfeatures.com/7-days-in-entebbe

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Dance Performers

Batsheva Dance Company

Sarah

Zeev Hirsch

Wilfried Böse

Ali Al-Maati

Haled Al Halili

Brigitte Kuhlmann

Ann Franking

Dora Bloch

Ilan Hartuv

Danny Scheinmann

Captain Michel Bacos

Brontis Jodorowsky

Jacques Lemoine

Denis Ménochet

Pasco Cohen

Talia Levy

Saffron Scheinmann

Hanna Cohen

Michal Shtamler

Kobi Cohen

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin

Amos Eiran

Shimon Peres

Foreign Minister

Steve John Shepherd

Renata Werner

Alain Molina

Gabriel Constantin

Patricia Martel

Sister Cecile Jabon

Laurence Bouvard

Maurice Elbaz

Pierre Boulanger

Jean-Jacques Mimouni

Boris Shlein

Ida Borowitz

Juan Pablo

Juan Pablo Raba

Faiz Jaber

Wadie Haddad

Mossad Officer

Gil Cohen-Alloro

Jan Almog

Jalil Al Arja

President Idi Amin

Idi Amin's Son

Cameron Campbell

Yitzhak David

Beryl Goldner

Leah Rabin

Air Force Commander Benny Peled

General Motta Gur

Ehud Barak

David Cohen

Gil

Dan Shomron

Yoni Netanyahu

David Fogelson

Emma Wosskow

Major Moshe 'Muki' Betser

Uriel Kopple

Ugandan Airport Employee

Rafi Biton

Daniel Ben Zenou

Military Attache

Hadassa David

Antonella Axisa

Intelligence Agent

Russell Barnett

Airport Policeman

Martin Bratanov

Rebecca Ullman

Hercules Pilot

Self

Walter Cronkite

Israeli Minister

Gioacchino Jim Cuffaro

Cessna Pilot

Israeli Cabinet Minister

Abraham Meyer

Terrorist

William Erazo Fernández

Child

Military Attaché

Ugandan

Cabinet Secretary

Irina Klimovich

Israeli mother

Natalia Krekhtiak

Greek Pilot

Kamil Lemieszewski

Knesset Minister

Robert McLanachan

Bernie Voigt

Flight Crew

Intelligence Agent No. 2

American Plane Passenger

Daniel Lom

Dancer

American Student - Hostage

Gate No. 2 Officer

Airport Cafe Attendant

Projectionist

Flight Crew

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Wilfried Böse Shimon Peres Brigitte Kuhlmann Idi Amin

MOTTA: For this
plan to succeed, - 7 Days in Entebbe

MOTTA: For this plan to succeed,

First we use the commandos,
kill the terrorists, - 7 Days in Entebbe

First we use the commandos, kill the terrorists,

First we use the commandos kill the terrorists - 7 Days in Entebbe

First we use the commandos kill the terrorists

We cannot invade a country - 7 Days in Entebbe

We cannot invade a country

And it is impossible
to move a force of that size - 7 Days in Entebbe

And it is impossible to move a force of that size

I'd like to assume he's not
gonna declare war on France. - 7 Days in Entebbe

I'd like to assume he's not gonna declare war on F...

He might have
a dream, - 7 Days in Entebbe

He might have a dream,

If Amin is on the terrorists'
side, we may have to negotiate. - 7 Days in Entebbe

If Amin is on the terrorists' side, we may have to nego...

SHIMON: Prime Minister,
they are asking for 52 terrorists. - 7 Days in Entebbe

SHIMON: Prime Minister, they are asking for 52 terrorists.

They're gonna start killing the
hostages the day after tomorrow. - 7 Days in Entebbe

They're gonna start killing the hostages the day after ...

IDI AMIN: They've moved the Jews
together at the old terminal at Entebbe. - 7 Days in Entebbe

IDI AMIN: They've moved the Jews together at the old te...

They have TNT on the plane
and all around the building. - 7 Days in Entebbe

They have TNT on the plane and all around the building.

They said they will commit
suicide with the hostages. - 7 Days in Entebbe

They said they will commit suicide with the hostages.

You have an opportunity to go
down in history as a great man. - 7 Days in Entebbe

You have an opportunity to go down in history as a great man...

The man who saved these people.
This is a great opportunity, sir, - 7 Days in Entebbe

The man who saved these people. This is a great opportunity,...

All the terrorists want is for
you to send your prisoners here. - 7 Days in Entebbe

All the terrorists want is for you to send your prisoners he...

Don't listen to those from
the PFLP sitting beside you. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Don't listen to those from the PFLP sitting beside you.

All I'm trying to do, is make
sure the hostages are safe. - 7 Days in Entebbe

All I'm trying to do, is make sure the hostages are saf...

I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but
please consider what I'm saying. - 7 Days in Entebbe

I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but please consider what I&...

Don't miss this opportunity - 7 Days in Entebbe

Don't miss this opportunity

He wants to show the Soviets and
the Arabs that he's with them now. - 7 Days in Entebbe

He wants to show the Soviets and the Arabs that he's wi...

He wants their approval,
their support, their arms. - 7 Days in Entebbe

He wants their approval, their support, their arms.

If the Ugandans
are with the terrorists, - 7 Days in Entebbe

If the Ugandans are with the terrorists,

He said it's better if everybody
dies than we negotiate. - 7 Days in Entebbe

He said it's better if everybody dies than we negotiate...

Yeah. Well, if it's not
a French problem, - 7 Days in Entebbe

Yeah. Well, if it's not a French problem,

Shimon, let me explain
the situation as it stands. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Shimon, let me explain the situation as it stands.

We only know the hostages are
in the terminal. Nothing else. - 7 Days in Entebbe

We only know the hostages are in the terminal. Nothing else.

What if now we have people sitting in the
middle of them with guns and grenades? - 7 Days in Entebbe

What if now we have people sitting in the middle of them wit...

As soon as they
know we're coming, - 7 Days in Entebbe

As soon as they know we're coming,

So, they're selecting Jews
and you want to negotiate. - 7 Days in Entebbe

So, they're selecting Jews and you want to negotiate.

(BREATHES DEEPLY) - 7 Days in Entebbe

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

One day, we have to talk
and to make peace. - 7 Days in Entebbe

One day, we have to talk and to make peace.

The spirits warned my mother. I
should've never offended the Israelis. - 7 Days in Entebbe

The spirits warned my mother. I should've never offende...

It will appease the French and
make things easier at the airport. - 7 Days in Entebbe

It will appease the French and make things easier at the air...

Now, all the officials in Uganda
use a black Mercedes limousine. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Now, all the officials in Uganda use a black Mercedes limous...

If we approach
the terminal in one, - 7 Days in Entebbe

If we approach the terminal in one,

We can put the Mercedes in a
Hercules with Sayeret Matkal, - 7 Days in Entebbe

We can put the Mercedes in a Hercules with Sayeret Matkal,

They drive the Mercedes
to the old terminal, - 7 Days in Entebbe

They drive the Mercedes to the old terminal,

Two companies of soldiers, - 7 Days in Entebbe

Two companies of soldiers,

|D|AM|NI
(CHUCKLING) Yes. Yes. - 7 Days in Entebbe

|D|AM|NI (CHUCKLING) Yes. Yes.

And when you arrive
at your destination, - 7 Days in Entebbe

And when you arrive at your destination,

I would like to offer my place - 7 Days in Entebbe

I would like to offer my place

I'm afraid I'm not
the bearer of glad tidings. - 7 Days in Entebbe

I'm afraid I'm not the bearer of glad tidings.

I promised I would do everything
in my power to have you released. - 7 Days in Entebbe

I promised I would do everything in my power to have you rel...

These men bear
no grudge against you. - 7 Days in Entebbe

These men bear no grudge against you.

Only against your fascist
Israeli government. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Only against your fascist Israeli government.

But if your government do not negotiate - 7 Days in Entebbe

But if your government do not negotiate

But if your government
do not negotiate, - 7 Days in Entebbe

But if your government do not negotiate,

Sarah, people you love,
sometimes - 7 Days in Entebbe

Sarah, people you love, sometimes

If you wanna be with her, - 7 Days in Entebbe

If you wanna be with her,

The Palestinian hijackers released
48 of their hostage airline passengers. - 7 Days in Entebbe

The Palestinian hijackers released 48 of their hostage airli...

But they stood nervously
holding machine guns - 7 Days in Entebbe

But they stood nervously holding machine guns

The 48 passengers they let go
left for Paris, - 7 Days in Entebbe

The 48 passengers they let go left for Paris,

PALMER: The VIP lounge here at Orly
Airport has been cordoned off by police, - 7 Days in Entebbe

PALMER: The VIP lounge here at Orly Airport has been cordone...

Many of them, of course,
all of them on this flight - 7 Days in Entebbe

Many of them, of course, all of them on this flight

So for them, - 7 Days in Entebbe

Dignity is all people want. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Dignity is all people want.

Toilet makes you free. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Toilet makes you free.

(INDISTINCT PLAYFUL CHATTER) - 7 Days in Entebbe

(INDISTINCT PLAYFUL CHATTER)

Relatives of the Israeli hostages
held an emotional meeting - 7 Days in Entebbe

Relatives of the Israeli hostages held an emotional meeting

They didn't care that Israel has a basic
policy of not dealing with terrorists. - 7 Days in Entebbe

They didn't care that Israel has a basic policy of not ...

Late in the morning, they
stormed the government compound, - 7 Days in Entebbe

Late in the morning, they stormed the government compound,

(GUNSHOT) - 7 Days in Entebbe

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING) - 7 Days in Entebbe

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

I would like you
to tell the French - 7 Days in Entebbe

I would like you to tell the French

To everyone's surprise,
the Israelis today - 7 Days in Entebbe

To everyone's surprise, the Israelis today

The hijackers put off their
deadline to 8:00 a.m. Sunday, - 7 Days in Entebbe

The hijackers put off their deadline to 8:00 a.m. Sunday,

The difference
of opinion in Israel - 7 Days in Entebbe

The difference of opinion in Israel

Tonight, a special series of
prayers began at the Western Wall - 7 Days in Entebbe

Tonight, a special series of prayers began at the Western Wa...

Prayers which expressed
the hope that the government - 7 Days in Entebbe

Prayers which expressed the hope that the government

I want to throw bombs - 7 Days in Entebbe

I want to throw bombs

And what if you have to
throw a real bomb, my friend? - 7 Days in Entebbe

And what if you have to throw a real bomb, my friend?

When your people massacred them,
the ones who survived had nothing. - 7 Days in Entebbe

When your people massacred them, the ones who survived had n...

They brought their
shame and humiliation. - 7 Days in Entebbe

They brought their shame and humiliation.

If this negotiation is a trick,
we start killing immediately. - 7 Days in Entebbe

If this negotiation is a trick, we start killing immediately...

BENNY: We can fly down over
the Red Sea at low level - 7 Days in Entebbe

BENNY: We can fly down over the Red Sea at low level

When the last plane leaves at 23:45,
the runway lights stay on for 15 minutes. - 7 Days in Entebbe

When the last plane leaves at 23:45, the runway lights stay ...

This operation is not gonna
succeed. This is a charade, okay? - 7 Days in Entebbe

This operation is not gonna succeed. This is a charade, okay...

You know, Motta, - 7 Days in Entebbe

You know, Motta,

I don't think the operation
IS gonna be approved, - 7 Days in Entebbe

I don't think the operation IS gonna be approved,

I fight so you can dance - 7 Days in Entebbe

I fight so you can dance

Listen, the Israeli government
has agreed to negotiate. - 7 Days in Entebbe

Listen, the Israeli government has agreed to negotiate.

The deadline has been extended
until 11-00 a.m. on Sunday. - 7 Days in Entebbe

The deadline has been extended until 11-00 a.m. on Sunday.

And then, once our comrades
are freed, you will all be free. - 7 Days in Entebbe

And then, once our comrades are freed, you will all be free.

What is this? It's
supposed to be black. Huh? - 7 Days in Entebbe

What is this? It's supposed to be black. Huh?

(CLICKING) - 7 Days in Entebbe

YONI: I want the best shooters of
the unit inside the Mercedes with me. - 7 Days in Entebbe

YONI: I want the best shooters of the unit inside the Merced...

We're gonna land here,
in the new terminal runway, - 7 Days in Entebbe

We're gonna land here, in the new terminal runway,

We're gonna park under the
tower, hidden from sniper fire. - 7 Days in Entebbe

We're gonna park under the tower, hidden from sniper fi...

And if the Prime Minister
approves this mission, we will go. - 7 Days in Entebbe

And if the Prime Minister approves this mission, we will go.

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Inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, and the most daring rescue mission ever attempted.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: José Padilha

Writer: Gregory Burke

Production: Participant,Working Title Films

Genre: action, drama, history

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 49/100

ImdbRating: 5.8

BoxOffice: $3,326,885

Released: 16 Mar 2018

Awards: N/A

Homepage: http://www.focusfeatures.com/7-days-in-entebbe

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