7 Days in Entebbe Page #2

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We're humanitarians.

Come with me.

She's fooling you.

It's better to show mercy,

comrade.

(WOMAN SHUDDERING)

I'm losing my baby.

(WOMAN GROANS SOFTLY)

Good luck.

(ENGINE POWERING UP)

- No radio.

- We have to speak

to air traffic control

for clearance.

The runway's empty.

They know we're leaving.

- Just take off.

- We need to know we're...

Take off!

Set thrust.

Set.

The Libyans refueled them

and let them take off again.

Gaddafi doesn't want this

to be his problem, either.

How much fuel?

At least five hours.

Tel Aviv is in range.

They'll land at Ben Gurion.

They want the world to watch.

AMOS:

There is one other thing.

They released a passenger.

WOMAN:

Uh, there were two Arabs.

Palestinians, I think.

And two Germans.

A man and a woman.

Why did they let you

off the plane?

I lied.

I told them I was pregnant.

Did they say

where they are going?

JUAN PABLO:
This whole

operation is nonsense.

We never talked

about going to Uganda.

Idi Amin... he's crazy.

He eats people.

He feeds them

to the crocodiles.

We're putting our lives

in the hands of a lunatic.

Once we get to Uganda,

we are safe.

The Israelis have no choice.

They have to negotiate.

It's checkmate.

And what happens

if they don't negotiate?

They...

They...

They have to.

Or we kill the hostages.

Yes.

You will have to kill people.

Germans killing Jews...

have you thought about that?

Ulrike Meinhof is dead

because of me.

- That is not true.

- It's true.

I trusted someone

I shouldn't have,

and she was arrested,

and now she is dead.

If you're having doubts...

you should leave.

Do you want me to leave?

(SPEAKS FRENCH)

(CLEARS THROAT)

BOSE:

Welcome to Entebbe, Uganda.

I haven't had the time

up until now

to explain the reasons

for hijacking

an Air France plane.

(OVER SPEAKERS):

Despite the belief of many

that France

has a pro-Arab policy,

it is one

of the first countries

in the rank

of Palestinian enemies.

France has cooperated

with Mossad.

France has sold planes

to Israel.

France has given Israel help

in building atom bombs.

Palestine has no atom bombs,

no army and no weapons.

The Popular Front

for the Liberation of Palestine

must utilize other means

to focus the attention

of the world

on the Palestinian people's

struggle.

We call upon revolutionary

movements everywhere

to unite against Israel,

a fascist, Zionist

and racist state.

Israel has exploited

the humanistic sentiments

of its people

to inhuman ends.

She's the heir of Nazism.

I would ask

that you remain calm.

We will not do you any harm.

And we will not kill you.

We are not assassins.

And we do not want to

commit a pointless massacre.

You will spend tonight

on the plane.

Tomorrow,

we move to the terminal.

We know you have

a choice of airlines.

Thank you for flying

Air France.

We hope to see you again

very soon.

(CHUCKLES)

Now you know how the mind

of a crazy

German revolutionary works.

Captain.

Open the door.

- Get back.

- JABER:
Mind the step.

This is the biggest plane

this airport has ever seen.

(CHUCKLING)

Boni, you should see the faces

of the passengers

after your speech.

What?

- They are terrified.

- (CHUCKLING)

- What did he say?

- You don't want to know.

(LAUGHTER)

- Hey.

- Hey.

(ROOSTER CROWING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(CHUCKLING)

Welcome to Uganda.

(CHUCKLES)

I am His Excellency al-Hajji

Field Marshal Doctor

Idi Amin Dada,

holder of

the British Victoria Cross,

DSO, CMV, MC,

appointed by God Almighty

as your savior!

- (APPLAUSE)

- Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

I am the hero of Africa.

And I am your hero.

We will take care

of your every need.

And we hope very much

that you will enjoy

your stay

in our beautiful country.

And everything

will be taken care of.

You are in good hands.

Please, please, step inside.

(APPLAUSE)

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Come on.

(QUIET CHATTER)

(CHUCKLES) Yeah.

We did it.

Well done. Well done.

When do we start to negotiate?

Relax, comrade.

You've done a good job.

It's up to us now.

And we know the Israelis

very well.

We know how they think,

how they operate,

how they work.

We will handle

the negotiations.

If you have any problems,

just talk to Jaber. Jaber.

Your job is to watch

the passengers.

Both of you.

4,000 kilometers.

No hijacker has ever

taken a plane this far away

from the operational sphere

of our armed forces.

It must be Haddad.

Prime Minister,

you can't give in,

or every Israeli they target

will be taken

to another country.

Defense Minister,

your job is to come up

with military options

for going to Africa.

Once you have a viable one,

I'll decide what to do.

Any questions?

Amos will coordinate

an emergency committee.

As soon as we get the demands,

we will meet again.

(DOOR OPENS)

AMOS:
You know,

this is not Peres' problem.

It's your face on the front

of every newspaper.

If it's Haddad,

he's going to demand

the release of every terrorist

in our jails.

Well, you can't release them.

That's political suicide.

I know that.

(QUIET CHATTER)

(COUGHS)

How is this going to work?

How is this going to work?

This place is filthy.

We got children here.

I'll have it cleaned.

And they'll bring mattresses.

It's all going to be fine.

Don't worry.

Why should I believe

a crazy German revolutionary?

Everything will become clear.

Everything.

(QUIET CHATTER)

(WHISPERING IN GERMAN)

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

(WOMAN SPEAKS FRENCH)

Turn it back on.

Do you still sleep

with your lights on?

Go to bed.

Ja.

BRIGITTE:

Israel is a fascist state,

and true anti-fascism means

clear and simple solidarity

with the Palestinians.

JUAN PABLO:

Stop quoting these slogans.

Germans hijacking

a planeload of Israelis.

Jews. How do you think

the world's going to react?

You know, the only thing that

we have to face is the fact

that German people

cannot analyze

the conflict in the Near East

because we are all

paralyzed by guilt.

BOSE:
West Germany is

a fascist society, Juan Pablo.

Perhaps it doesn't

appear so to you,

but those who are in charge

are the same ones

who were in charge

under Nazism.

And their guilt

has provided the funds

which have allowed Israel

to develop

into an imperialist

military base.

We can't just read these books.

We need to become them.

Annihilation

is for adolescents.

BOSE:

There's a right of revolution

against political oppression

and social injustice.

You are not oppressed.

You have a business.

There's a right of revolution

against capitalism.

You are a capitalist.

A bourgeois. We all are.

If that is what you think,

then we have to act,

and we have to act now.

I do not know what you

are scared of, Juan Pablo.

I'm not scared of anything.

But maybe you should be.

I only fear a life

without meaning.

(SIGHS)

(MUTTERING IN GERMAN)

Can I help you, madam?

I'm sorry,

I don't speak German.

Just try... try to breathe.

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