7 Days in Entebbe Page #6

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Rehearse it. (SIGHS)

They already are.

(TIRES SQUEAL)

(SILENCED GUNSHOTS)

(TIRES SQUEALING)

(PANTING)

YONI:
Everybody back

to first position!

MAN:

I didn't see the signal.

Give me the megaphone.

You're staying first.

You go second.

You're hesitating... again.

You go last.

Motta.

(TAKES DEEP BREATH)

I'm going to recommend

the operation

to Rabin and the Cabinet

if he says it's okay.

Can you do it, Yoni?

RABIN (OVER PHONE):

Is there anything

blocking their path

to the hostages?

EHUD:

No, sir.

There are no obstacles

around the terminal.

Nothing to stop our men

reaching the hostages.

I want the photograph to reach

the men before they leave.

Thank you.

There's nothing to stop

the operation from proceeding.

So now you have

to make a decision.

If I was still a general,

I would never approve

this mission.

It's a huge risk.

YONI:
There will be casualties.

You all know that.

What we cannot doubt

is the mission.

We must complete our objective.

We need to get to the terminal

in three minutes,

kill all the terrorists

and rescue the hostages.

And we don't stop for nothing

until all the hostages

are safe.

We will take off

and get into striking range

while we wait

for the Cabinet's decision.

Let's go.

Everybody on board.

(QUIET CHATTER)

Boni.

(QUIET CHATTER)

- Prime Minister.

- Motta.

SHIMON:

Prime Minister.

My position is well known

to those in this room.

I am sure that the Cabinet

will support your decision

and take collective

responsib...

Shimon, the plane's

already left.

We'll call them back

if the Cabinet decides

not to proceed

with the operation.

Motta.

Do you recommend this operation

to the Cabinet?

Yes, Prime Minister.

Gentlemen, Amos will now

read a statement,

and then we will vote.

"The government resolves

to approve

"implementation

of a rescue operation

"by the Israeli Defense Forces

"to free the hostages

at Entebbe, according to

"the plan submitted

by the defense minister

and the chief of staff."

All those in favor?

So be it.

Operation Thunderbolt

will proceed as planned.

MAN (OVER RADIO):

Tel Aviv Command Center,

Thunderbolt is a go.

I repeat, Thunderbolt is a go.

ETA, Entebbe...

- 23:
45.

- (COUGHS, SPITS)

Minus four hours, 32.

That's our door.

It's the fourth

from the control tower.

(QUIET CHATTER)

(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMEN OVER SPEAKERS)

(ANNOUNCEMEN CONTINUES QUIETLY)

Juan Pablo...

I wish I was at home with you.

I wish I was at home.

I don't know where my home is.

Think we need to find a home

when this is over.

Somewhere.

Somewhere peaceful.

Jaber thinks the Israelis

will come

and they'll kill us.

And then if that happens,

we have to make a statement.

And that's why we are here.

I'm worried about Bose.

He's scared.

He is weak.

You know that.

They're all scared.

Even Jaber.

I'm not scared.

I see it.

I see everything now.

I think maybe you were right.

But if I never came here,

what would that mean?

No, there's nothing you can do.

There's nothing anyone can do.

There's no escape.

No escape.

I think maybe

I shouldn't have come.

- I think maybe I shouldn't have come...

- Miss.

Those phones are not working.

There are other telephones

over there.

Good-bye, Juan Pablo.

If the mission fails,

submit it.

And what's your definition

of failure, Prime Minister?

25 hostages died at Ma'alot,

and it was a disaster.

This time around,

25 or less will be a success.

RABIN:

What's the status?

MOTTA:
Last civilian flight

just took off.

Should be landing

in ten minutes.

How about the radio

communication?

There's lots of static,

but they're getting through.

So... so far, so good.

Okay, gentlemen. (SIGHS)

This is it.

YONI:

Okay.

As soon as we hit the terminal,

you start shooting

the control tower.

- Okay. Yeah.

- Yes?

YONI:

Surprise and speed is the key.

(WHISTLING A TUNE)

Here we go.

(MAN SINGING IN HEBREW

OVER SPEAKERS)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING

IN HEBREW)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING

IN HEBREW)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING

IN HEBREW)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING

IN HEBREW)

(SILENCED GUNSHOTS)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

BENNY:

They are reporting gunfire.

It's too early for gunfire.

- Stop.

- (TIRES SQUEAL)

(SOLDIERS CLAMORING)

Is that Amin?

Whatever happens...

...we did the right thing.

- It's the Israelis.

- Cover the door.

Cover the doors!

- Go, go, go!

- (HALED SPEAKING ARABIC)

(HOSTAGES GASPING, MURMURING)

Get down.

Everybody, get down!

- (SONG CONTINUES IN HEBREW)

- (HOSTAGES WHIMPERING)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

- (BULLETS RICOCHETING)

- (SOLDIERS CLAMORING)

(SONG CONTINUES IN HEBREW)

(TWO GUNSHOTS)

Muki, go.

- Go.

- (GRUNTS)

(GUNFIRE CONTINUES)

(SONG CONTINUES IN HEBREW)

David, take the door!

(SOLDIERS SHOUTING)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING

IN HEBREW)

(ALL SING IN HEBREW)

(MAN CONTINUES SINGING

IN HEBREW)

- (HOSTAGE SCREAMS)

- (INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

- ZEEV:
IDF! Everybody down!

- MUKI:
Move forward!

- (JABER SPEAKS ARABIC)

- Move forward! Move forward!

- (INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

- Everybody down!

- Move forward! Move forward!

- Stop! Don't shoot!

- Stop!

- Hostage! Hostage!

Grenade!

(SONG CONTINUES IN HEBREW)

- (SONG ENDS)

- (PANTING)

(APPLAUSE)

(CHEERING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(WIND WHISTLING)

(RADIO STATIC DRONING)

BENNY (OVER RADIO):

We are in the air.

We have 102 hostages safe

on board.

I repeat, we have 102 hostages

safe on board.

(QUIET CHATTER)

Congratulations on

your success, Prime Minister.

We saved a hundred lives.

And we should be proud of that.

But if we cannot negotiate,

Shimon,

this war will never end.

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