The incredible true story of Lufthansa Flight 181, which was hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine in October of 1977, and the noble efforts of stewardess Gabriele Dillmann (Nadja Uhl) to ensure the safety of the terrified passengers throughout the harrowing ordeal. When terrorists sympathetic to the cause of the German Red Army Faction seize control of the flight, German chancellor Helmut Schmidt refuses to negotiate. Meanwhile, terrorist leader "Captain Martyr Mahmud" grows increasingly agitated, and the Yemeni government refuses to let the plane land on their soil. After Captain Schumann (Thomas Kretschmann) makes an emergency landing in the sand, he is brutally executed in front of the passengers by "Captain Martyr Mahmud" (Said Taghmaoui), who then forces the co-pilot to fly the plane to Somolia. Once there, counter terrorism measures quickly get underway as the passengers brace themselves for the worst.
as Captain Jürgen Schumann
as Stewardess Gabriele Dillmann
as Captain Mahmud
as Bundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
as Ulrich Wegener
as Monika Schumann
as Birgitt Röhll
as Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
as Peter-Jürgen Boock
as Michael Libal
as Co-Pilot Jürgen Vietor
as Hauptmann Baum
as Chefpilot Gäbel
as Rüdiger von Lutzau
as Wolfgang Salewski
as Lyvia Vamos
as Wadi Haddad
as Hanns Martin Schleyer
as Brigitte Mohnhaupt
as Siad Barre
as Heinz Ruhnau
as Beautyqueen
as Walbi Harb
as Scheich Ahmed
as Birgit Röhll
as Übersetzer
as Fiancee Kaptain Mahmud
as GSG9 Sharpshooter
as Female Terrorist
as Verwirrte alte Frau
as Leiter ARD-Studio
as Flugpassagier Lilo Cramer
as Stephan Röhll
as Landshut-Passagier
as Lilo Schwarsow
as Geschäftsmann
as Airport Staff - Dubai Airport
