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The Skyjacker's Tale
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'The Skyjacker's Tale' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jamie Kastner and released in 2016.[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/skyjackers-tale-927595 "'The Skyjacker's Tale': Film Review | TIFF 2016"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', September 11, 2016. The film centres on Ishmael Muslim Ali (formerly Ishmael LaBeet), who received a disputed conviction of murder in the Fountain Valley massacre of 1972 before hijacking a plane to Cuba in 1984.[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/movies/the-skyjackers-tale-review.html "Review: The Skyjackers Tale Tracks Down a Fugitive in Cuba"]. 'The New York Times', June 29, 2017. 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.[http://ew.com/article/2016/08/23/skyjackers-tale-trailer/ "Skyjacker's Tale trailer details terror in the sky"]. 'Entertainment Weekly', August 23, 2016. It was acquired by Strand Releasing for release in the United States in 2017.[https://variety.com/2017/film/news/skyjackers-tale-documentary-acquired-strand-1201958389/ Skyjackers Tale Documentary Acquired by Strand]. 'Variety', January 11, 2017.
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Derek Rogers) at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[https://etcanada.com/news/196011/2017-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-revealed/ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed"]. 'ET Canada', January 17, 2017.
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