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The Skyjacker's Tale (2017)

1h 15m

Running Time

The Skyjacker's Tale (2017)

Name: The Skyjacker's Tale
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2017-06-30

1h 15m

Running Time

Plot.

Canadian documentarian Jamie Kastner (The Secret Disco Revolution) looks back at a notorious 1970s murder trial in the Virgin Islands — where five politicized young islanders were convicted of a massacre at a ritzy country club — and its dramatic aftermath a decade later, when the culprits’ ostensible leader staged a skyjacking and found refuge in Cuba.

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Cast & Crew.

Jamie Kastner

Director

Derek Rogers

Cinematography

Isabella Cardarelli

Melanie Chernoff

Bradley Gordon

Ishmael Muslim Ali

Robert Ifedi

Charlo

Laura Baron Kastner

Producer

David Wall

Composer

Marjorie Lecker

CastingDirector

Marian Wihak

ProductionDesigner

Details.

Release Date
June 30, 2017

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 15m

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-02-09

Wiki.

The Skyjacker's Tale is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jamie Kastner and released in 2016. The film centres on Ishmael Muslim Ali (formerly Ishmael LaBeet), who was convicted of murder in the Fountain Valley massacre of 1972 and imprisoned before hijacking a plane to Cuba in 1984. It mixes interviews, including the first interview given by Ali himself since the incident, with dramatic reenactments of the hijacking.

The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. It was acquired by Strand Releasing for release in the United States in 2017.

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Derek Rogers) at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.