Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y

Overview

An acclaimed hijacking documentary that eerily foreshadowed 9/11. We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960s and '70s. By the 1990s, such characters were apparently no more, replaced on our TV screens by stories of anonymous bombs in suitcases. Director Johan Grimonprez investigates the politics behind this change, at the same time unwrapping our own complicity in the urge for ultimate disaster.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1997

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

Belgium, France

Production

Centre Georges Pompidou

Director

Johan Grimonprez

Writer

Johan Grimonprez

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt0367655