Melvin & Jean: An American Story

Overview

When Melvin and Jean McNair hijacked a plane from Detroit to Algeria in 1972 with their two babies on board, they called it an act of political resistance. The hijacking was also an act of desperation committed by two people in their early twenties who saw no other way to escape what they felt was the constant state of racial oppression in America. Living in Paris forty years after the hijacking and unable to return to the U.S., Melvin and Jean are still coming to terms with their crime and its lifelong consequences.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 9, 2012

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

France, United States of America

Director

Maia Wechsler

Producer

Matthieu Belghiti,Maia Wechsler

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt12372492