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(MUSICIANS
TESTING INSTRUMENTS)

(PERCUSSIVE SONG PLAYING
IN HEBREW)

(MAN COUGHING)

(TOILET FLUSHING)

(COUGHING CONTINUES)

(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT
ON PA)

(GUARD SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Move. Over there.

- Everybody, this is a hostage situation.
- (PASSENGERS SCREAMING)

- Nobody move.
- Nobody move.

If you all stay in your seats and
do not move, no one will be harmed.

But if anybody tries anything,
I will throw this grenade.

Nobody move. Everyone, stay in your seats.
Don't move. I have a bomb.

(BOTH SPEAKING FRENCH)

(GRUNTS)

Sit down. Sit. Sit.

I've got the cabin
under control.

It's four of us.
We've got weapons and bombs.

If you try anything,
you'll die.

- Comrade 39, is the cabin secured?
- Cabin is secured.

Stay in your seats
and nobody try anything.

Everyone in here,
get into the back cabin now.

Move. Take nothing with you.
Move. Move.

(HISSING)

- Who's the captain?
- I am.

You two, out.

I'm the flight engineer.
I'm needed here.

You, out.

- KUHLMAN: Go. Hurry. Drop your bags. Go. Faster.
- Come on. Come on.

- Go.
- MALE HIJACKER: Go.

- You too.
- Okay. Okay.

- Faster.
- (WOMAN WHIMPERS)

Come on.

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

YITZHAK: If we don't have good schools,
a good health system,

if we don't invest
in our own culture,

what are we fighting for?

We cannot allocate
all the taxpayers' money

to your ministry, Shimon.

The defense budget
is already 31% of the GDP.

A raise of 10% in four years.

In my personal assessment,

the 10% increase in military spending
is the minimum that we need.

(MURMURS OF DISAGREEMENT)

Anything less would be a
dereliction of our duty.

Now, this is not
about a choice, gentlemen.

This is compulsory.
This is about the survival

of Israel.

As the Yom Kippur War proved

our intelligence capabilities
are also lacking.

We don't have
the assets on the ground.

We need more agents.
We need to buy more influence.

The Russians have massively
increased military aid to Egypt.

Syria is also rearming.

There are Russian
military personnel...

(CONTINUING INDISTINCTLY)

...consequences will be
catastrophic.

We cannot allocate money
to health and education

when we are being driven into
the sea by our enemies.

BOSE: (OVER PA) You are required
to hand over all documents

that give evidence
of your identity.

Anyone who is caught
holding back any papers

will be punished
without mercy.

Come on, everyone.
Give me your passport and ID card, too.

Passport.

Passport.

Passport. ID.

Come on. Give me
your ID card too.

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

Okay.

There are 239 passengers
on board.

83 are Israeli.

Legally,
it's a French problem.

It's their airliner.
Mostly their citizens.

If it's a hijack,
we'll make sure the press understands that.

- I can call the editors.
- It's a hijack.

They'll fly back here
to challenge us.

They always do.

Amos,

Prime Minister,

this is our problem.

You mean, it's my problem,
Shimon?

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

Uh...

- Sit down.
- No.

- Excuse me...
- Sit down.

My daughter really needs
to go to the bathroom.

You?

- GIRL: Yeah.
- You need to go?

Hurry up.

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

- I need to go too.
- You can stay sitting down.

Miss.

Your blouse is open.

Don't try and break
the undercarriage.

If you do,
we'll die together.

Don't worry.
I'll do a kiss landing.

Reverse.

Check.

Good, Captain.

(MEN SPEAKING
INDISTINCTLY IN ARABIC)

Why is this
taking so long?

Unless you tell me where we're going,
I'm gonna need five or six of these.

Okay.

Get back inside the plane.

If you want to fly on
and if you want to be safe,

I need to do
my pre-flight checks.

I need to check the wheels,
the brakes and the engine.

You should be taking care
of those people inside.

They've been on this plane
five hours now.

They need food and drinks.

You will run?

You have my word I won't.

And you don't want to be holding
that next to a fuel truck.

- Are you a member of Baader-Meinhof?
- Fill up the plane, engineer.

Do your job.

- Jaber.
- Brigitte. Juan Pablo.

Hello.

Hijacking a plane?

That is a serious step.

What's in it for us?

Let's just see what
Jaber has to say. Sit.

Your movement
is under pressure.

Your support is fading.

Many of your colleagues
are in jail.

An action like this can inspire
a new generation to follow you.

The PFLP will call for the release
of 50 Palestinian prisoners.

We could also demand the
release of some of our friends.

If we do this,
we can demand anything we want.

We can demand that
Ulrike Meinhof is on the list.

- They will never release Ulrike.
- JABER: Like I said,

if we do this right,

they have to do
whatever we want.

Aim.

Fire.

HADDAD: Bose.

We need to talk.

HADDAD: Ulrike Meinhof is dead.
She killed herself.

Your movement is dying.

She cut her hair.

No. She quit.

And that poses a problem.

Which problem?

His father and his mother,

his sister and his wife
and their children,

they were all
in a camp in Lebanon.

Israelis raided it,

killed people,
dynamited the houses.

They tried to escape.

They were in a car,
an Israeli tank drove over it.

All of them died.

That's how I know
that he's committed.

How do I know that you're committed
now your comrades are dead?

She would never hang herself.

She was murdered by the state.

And if we return to Germany,
we will be murdered too.

It's all the more important
that we continue.

- For Ulrike.
- And for your family.

HADDAD: At the airport,
Jaber will be in command.

I will stay in Kampala and
liaise with President Amin.

Ugandans will control the perimeter
of the airfield and the building.

You will all stay inside.

You must be careful
in these situations.

You must keep your distance
from the passengers.

Emotional attachment
can be really dangerous,

particularly for women.

I am a revolutionary.

Would you like some water?

- Would you like some water?
- Would you like some water?

Would you like some water
for the kids?

- Would you like some water?
- (SHUDDERING)

- I don't feel well.
- What do you mean?

I... I'm pregnant.

- I think I'm having a miscarriage.
- Okay.

- I'm gonna try to find you a doctor, okay?
- Yeah.

Miss, she doesn't feel well.
She really needs to see a doctor.

- What is the problem?
- She thinks she's losing her baby.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

Uh, miss, I'm a nurse.
Maybe I can help?

You can wait.

Which month?

Two. Two months.

BOSE: Where are you from?

England.

We will call an ambulance.

We don't want
to hurt anyone.

We're humanitarians.

Come with me.

(BOTH SPEAKING ARABIC)

She's fooling you.

It's better to show mercy,
comrade.

I'm losing my baby.

Good luck.

(ENGINES 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...
- Take off.

Set thrust.

Set.

The Libyans refueled them
and let them take off again.

Qaddafi 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've released a passenger.

WOMAN: Er,
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 is 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're 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.

(SCOFFS) Yes.

You 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's dead.

If you're having doubts,

you should leave.

Do you want me to leave?

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

(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 PA) 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're 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 SOFTLY)

Now you know how the mind of a
crazy German revolutionary works.

Captain.

Open the door.

Get back.

Mind the step.

This is the biggest plane
this airport has ever seen.

(CHUCKLES)

Boni,

you should see the faces of the
passengers after your speech.

- What?
- They are terrified.

- What did he say? (LAUGHING)
- You don't wanna know.

- Hey.
- Hey.

(IDI AMIN CHUCKLING)

Welcome to Uganda.

I am His Excellency,
Al Hajj Field Marshal Dr. Idi Amin Dada,

holder of the British Victoria Cross,
DSO, CMV, MC,

appointed by God almighty
as your savior.

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.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

Thank you very much.
Thank you very much.

Come on.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

Ja.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

- 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.

We know the
Israelis very well.

We know how they think,
how they operate, how they work.

We'll 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'll meet again.

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.

(ALL SPEAKING HEBREW)

(STEWARDESS SPEAKING FRENCH)

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

(PIPES CREAKING)

(COUGHS)

(SPITS)

(IN ENGLISH)
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 gonna be fine.

Don't worry.

Why should I believe
a crazy German revolutionary?

Everything will become clear.

Everything.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(PRAYING INDISTINCTLY)

(SPEAKING FRENCH) -
(STEWARDESS REPLYING IN FRENCH)

Turn it back on.

(IN ENGLISH) You still sleep
with your lights on?

Go to bed.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

Ja.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

(IN ENGLISH) 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 we have to
face is the fact that German people

cannot analyze the conflict
in the near east

because we're 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.
- (SIGHS)

Annihilation
is for adolescents.

There's a right of revolution against
political oppression and social injustice.

You are not oppressed.
You have a business.

BOSE: There's a right of
revolution against capitalism.

You are a capitalist.
The 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.

(WOMAN SPEAKING GERMAN)

Can I help you, madam?

I'm sorry. I don't speak German.
Just try...

Listen.

(STAMMERING)

No. Please. Please.
Don't do that.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

(STAMMERING)
What are you doing? No.

MICHEL: It's okay.

It's okay.

I don't understand
what you're saying. But...

- Please, calm down. Calm down.
- (CONTINUES SPEAKING GERMAN)

I don't understand
what she's saying.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

(DOOR SLAMS)

Two Germans.

LEAH: Yes.

It's sad.

But they're revolutionaries.

Seven hours now. No news.

This time it's different.

They are doing what they are doing,
Yitzhak.

There is nothing
you can do about it.

Get some sleep.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

MOTTA: Any rescue force would have to
approach the old terminal, unnoticed. Look.

We can put the men on a Hercules
and land at the airport at night.

- Without runway lights?
- Yeah.

That's great.

I don't think
Rabin will go for that.

EHUD: What if we drop a small
parachute force instead?

Parachute force would be
dispersed over too large an area.

So we could use Lake Victoria.

Fly the parachute in with
inflatable boats at night.

Or across from Kenya.

Ehud, there are crocodiles
in Lake Victoria.

Plus, it's impossible to come all
the way across the lake from Kenya

in rubber boats, unnoticed.

This is not a drill, okay?

It's the real world.

Motta,

why don't we send in the commandos,
take the airport

and then wait
to hear from Amin?

Well,

if we wanna take
control of the airport,

gonna have to use
a much bigger force.

Could you run
some numbers for me?

I want to present
a plan tomorrow.

Also, call special forces
unit to base.

Of course, Defense Minister.

- Thank you.
- No problem.

I think I know why
Rabin wanted Motta here.

He wants to stop us from coming
up with a viable military option.

That way, he doesn't
have to make a decision.

He wants to blame you
for this crisis.

That's politics.

You know, I wish
I could do that.

There was a phone call.

They want you back
at the base tomorrow.

When is the premiere?

- It's not about that.
- You know I have no choice here, right?

Sarah, I have to go.
It's my job.

- There's always a choice.
- That's not true.

What choice do
those hostages have?

If you think you have no choice,
you're a hostage too.

(PERCUSSIVE SONG PLAYING
IN HEBREW)

(SONG CONTINUES
OVER SPEAKERS)

(MUSIC STOPS)

Sarah.

Dancing, it's like life.

You get hurt, you retract.
That's okay.

But if you become so afraid
that you're always guarded,

and never take
a leap of faith,

you won't be able to dance.

Again.

From the beginning.

(SINGING IN HEBREW)

(COUGHING)

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

- Listen.
- (KUHLMAN SPEAKING GERMAN)

All of you over here,
stand up.

Everyone, close your books,
put your cards down.

- It's time to move now.
- Come over here.

- Come on. Hurry up.
- We need you to take all your belongings.

Move over there.
Move the chairs.

- Everything. Move, move, move.
- BOSE: It's all good. It's all good.

- Thank you.
- Move off in an orderly way.

And the jacket. Whose jacket is that?
Please move everything.

- Leave nothing behind.
- We're doing this to create more space.

It's all good.
It's too crowded in here.

Okay.

(GRUNTING)

When you hear your name,

you stand up,

come, collect your passport
and go to the other room.

Almog, Ezra.

Cohen, Pasco

HIJACKER: Yalla, yalla. Come on.
Come on. Fast, fast, fast. Come here.

JABER: Steinberg, Mark.

(SPEAKING HEBREW)

HIJACKER: Yalla, yalla.

Abrams, Isaac.

(BOSE AND KUHLMAN
SPEAKING GERMAN)

...for the Liberation
of Palestine passport.

Go to that room.

Open your bag.

Open your bag.

Bergman, Aaron.

HIJACKER:
Hurry up. Hurry up.

- (IN ENGLISH) What is this?
- HIJACKER: Yalla, everybody.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

Bloch, Dora.

Cohen, Hanna.

No... Excuse me. No, no.

- I... I have children. I can't leave my children.
- (CROWD CLAMORING)

- Hurry up.
- I must protest against this.

You can't be doing this.
This is not...

- ...passport.
- HIJACKER: Hey! Shut up.

Sit. Down. Down.

Down. Shut up!

- We didn't agree to this. I'm not a Nazi.
- Watch the passengers.

- Watch the passengers.
- HIJACKER: Sit down.

- BOSE: I wanna talk to Haddad.
- Later.

BOSE: We talk about this now.

- We talk about this now.
- Watch the passengers.

We talk about this later.

- (GUNSHOTS)
- (HOSTAGES SCREAMING)

Now, shut the fuck up,
all of you.

Anyone who tries to resist me
will be shot.

Do you understand?

- HIJACKER: All of you, now.
- (SPEAKING HEBREW)

JABER: Abbuch, Ian.

Next.

Mayeth, Sarah.

Mayeth, Abraham.

Elbaz, Maurice.

Get in, boy. Move.

Ullman, Rebecca.

(URGING INDISTINCTLY)

Israeli.

Why do you have French
passport and Israeli ID card?

(STAMMERING) I'm a French citizen.
I was working in Israel.

And I've got that ID card
which I handed in

- with my passport.
- You are soldier.

- No. I'm French.
- You are spy.

Wait. No, I'm a
French citizen.

- All right.
- Move. Move.

- He's French.
- He's your friend?

Yes.

Then you go
through there, too.

MOTTA: For this
plan to succeed,

we need to use a big enough force
to seize control of the airport.

First we use the commandos,
kill the terrorists,

secure the hostages.

Then we fly in reinforcements.

Heavy weaponry.

At least 1,000 men.

You want to invade Uganda,
Shimon?

We give it back to them
when we leave.

We cannot invade a country

that is a member of the UN
and the African League.

And it is impossible
to move a force of that size

4,000 kilometers, undetected.

We have to act.

There could be no
negotiations with terrorists.

I'm talking to the chief
of staff, Shimon.

The soldier,
not the politician.

I have to agree
with the Prime Minister.

YITZHAK: We need to find out
if Amin is helping them.

You were in Uganda, right?

- You dealt with him?
- I trained his army, yes.

I'd like to assume he's not
gonna declare war on France.

Having said that,
the man is absolutely crazy.

He might have
a dream,

some kind of vision
and anything can happen.

I can try, call him.

If Amin is on the terrorists' side,
we may have to negotiate.

SHIMON: Prime Minister,
they are asking for 52 terrorists.

Israel cannot capitulate.
It cannot.

They're gonna start killing the
hostages the day after tomorrow.

Call Amin. I want to
know where he stands.

IDI AMIN: They've moved the Jews
together at the old terminal at Entebbe.

They've surrounded them
with high explosives.

They have TNT on the plane
and all around the building.

Even on their bodies.

They said they will commit
suicide with the hostages.

Tell your government
there is nothing I can do.

MOTTA: But, Your Excellency,
this is your country.

You have an opportunity to go
down in history as a great man.

The man who saved these people.
This is a great opportunity, sir,

given to you by God.

All the terrorists want is for
you to send your prisoners here.

Don't listen to those from
the PFLP sitting beside you.

You are offending me,
old friend.

All I'm trying to do, is make
sure the hostages are safe.

I'm sorry, Your Excellency,
but please consider what I'm saying.

Don't miss this opportunity

to show the people who say bad things
about you, what a great man you are.

Actually, I think this will get
you the Nobel Prize for peace.

Uh, Your Highness?

Your Highness?

Why would the PFLP want us to
fly their prisoners to Uganda?

I think that's Amin,
not the Palestinians.

He wants to be there when
the prisoners are released.

He wants to show the Soviets and
the Arabs that he's with them now.

He wants their approval,
their support, their arms.

The five million dollars.

If the Ugandans
are with the terrorists,

this operation
will have to be even bigger.

SHIMON: I spoke to Kissinger.

He said it's better if everybody
dies than we negotiate.

Yeah. Well, if it's not
a French problem,

then it's even less of an American problem,
Shimon.

Let's do the only thing
we can do.

No. Wait, please.

Yitzhak.

Shimon, let me explain
the situation as it stands.

We have no intelligence.

We only know the hostages are
in the terminal. Nothing else.

What if they moved
them around last night?

What if now we have people sitting in the
middle of them with guns and grenades?

As soon as they
know we're coming,

they start to kill the men,
the women, the children.

So, they're selecting Jews
and you want to negotiate.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

Shimon,

if we don't negotiate,
if we never negotiate,

if we're always at war,

then we'll make
our country a prison

and every one of our citizens
will be a prisoner.

Our enemies
are our neighbors.

We can't get
away from them.

One day, we have to talk
and to make peace.

Thank you, gentlemen.

How did they know
you were here?

He guessed.

The spirits warned my mother.
I should've never offended the Israelis.

- We should've listened to my mother.
- To your mother?

Release some of the hostages.

It will appease the French and
make things easier at the airport.

(SIGHS)

(MAN COUGHING)

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

(GROANING)

- (KICKS LANDING)
- (MAN GROANING)

(BOTH SPEAKING GERMAN)

(SCOFFS)

(YELLS)

(KUHLMAN CURSES IN GERMAN)

(MAN GROANING AND COUGHING
IN THE DISTANCE)

Here.

This is Idi Amin's car.

Now, all the officials in Uganda
use a black Mercedes limousine.

All right.

If we approach
the terminal in one,

the terrorists would think Amin is
coming to talk to the hostages.

That gives us
the element of surprise.

Get me a limo there.

We'll get the job done.

Benny, what do you think?

We can put the Mercedes in a
Hercules with Sayeret Matkal,

- land the plane at the new terminal.
- Good.

They drive the Mercedes
to the old terminal,

kill the terrorists,

put the hostages on a plane,

- fly back.
- Perfect.

Now, to do that,
we need to control the whole area.

Both terminals.

And what do you need?

- Three companies of soldiers...
- Dan, please.

Two companies of soldiers,

armor and heavy weapons.

That will be four planes.

SHIMON: Right. Move fast.

Keep all units on alert.

Rabin is already
talking to the French.

Okay. We have new orders.
Come down.

Let's go.

IDI AMIN:
(CHUCKLING) Yes. Yes.

Please.

We wish you
a pleasant journey.

Come and enter the bus.
Enter the bus.

And when you arrive
at your destination,

please, tell them that the president
of Uganda guaranteed your safety.

Mother, I'm your friend.

- Please say a prayer for...
- I don't want to leave.

I would like to offer my place

to one of the Israeli people
who are being held.

That will not be possible.

I'm not going to go.

Please, get inside the bus.

No. I'm not going to go.

(CHUCKLING)

She's confused.

Please help her
get inside the bus.

- No.
- Help her.

- I'm going to stay.
- Help her.

- Get in, madam.
- No. I want to stay.

- Get in.
- Please.

I want to stay.

Shalom.

I'm afraid I'm not
the bearer of glad tidings.

I promised I would do everything
in my power to have you released.

But they haven't heard
from your government yet.

The deadline is 24 hours away.

I'm very worried about you.

These men bear
no grudge against you.

Only against your fascist
Israeli government.

But if your government
do not negotiate,

they will kill two children,

every 24 hours,

starting with these two.

How can you do this?

Standing here
with your machine gun.

These are little children.

We have soldiers.

If you have to fight,
you fight our soldiers.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

I don't want a coffee.

Zeev, you have a phone call.

Just wish I could be there.

SARAH: You can't make it?

I got the part I wanted.

Hey, that's great.

I'm happy for you.

Will you be safe?

I don't wanna talk about that.

Have you been thinking of me?

No. I mean, you know, it...

Sarah, people you love,
sometimes

thinking of them, it, um...

It doesn't help.

Yeah.

I know what you mean.

Have you been practicing
on your shooting range?

Yes.

Every day.

Good.

Who was that?

It was my girlfriend.

Is she in the military?

No, she's not.

If you wanna be with her,

you need to get her
to join the army.

Otherwise, it's better
you leave her alone.

- What do you mean?
- I mean exactly what I say.

Trust me. I know.

The Palestinian hijackers released 48
of their hostage airline passengers.

But they stood nervously
holding machine guns

on the remaining 209

and threatened to kill them all
and to blow up a French airliner

unless their demands are met.

The 48 passengers they let go
left for Paris,

where they arrived
a short time ago.

John Palmer was there
at the airport.

PALMER: The VIP lounge here at Orly
Airport has been cordoned off by police,

and the waiting room inside is crowded
with many relatives and friends

waiting to greet
the newly-released hostages.

Many of them, of course,
all of them on this flight

consider themselves
very lucky indeed to be alive.

Excuse me.

(BOTH SPEAKING FRENCH)

(SIGHS)

(IN ENGLISH) You must know how this
looks to the rest of the world.

Yeah, I know how this looks.

But it's not the reality.

I'm not responsible for the
actions of my compatriots.

- You are repeating their actions.
- No, I'm not.

I'm not the oppressor.

I believe in the rights
of the Palestinian people.

They have no homeland.

Have you ever seen
a Palestinian refugee camp?

Have you seen
how these people live?

Have you seen their children?

So for them,

you are willing to exterminate
those people down there?

We have to help them.

What do you do?
What's your job?

You're not a soldier.

I'm a publisher.

I publish revolutionary texts.

Have you ever published any
books about plumbing?

Not yet.

Dignity is all people want.

Dignity comes
when you are free.

Running water makes you free.

Toilet makes you free.

One plumber is worth
10 revolutionaries.

Do you ever think
you're wasting your life?

No.

Do you?

I'm an engineer.
I can make things.

One engineer is worth
50 revolutionaries.

(JABER SPEAKING ARABIC)

(CHUCKLING)

KUHLMAN: Jaber.

(IN ENGLISH) What is this,
a holiday camp now?

They are children, halima.

(INDISTINCT PLAYFUL CHATTER)

NEWSREADER: (ON TV) The pressure on
the Israeli government was tremendous,

especially from
within the country.

Relatives of the Israeli hostages
held an emotional meeting

with government
representatives this morning.

They didn't care that Israel has a basic
policy of not dealing with terrorists.

Late in the morning,
they stormed the government compound,

overwhelming military police in an
effort to get at Prime Minister Rabin

and tell him
what they thought.

(CLAMORING)

(GUNSHOT)

AMOS: The families
want the hostages released,

but as an Israeli politician,

you can't afford
to negotiate with terrorists.

That's right.
That's what I've become.

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

Prime Minister.
We want to speak to the Prime Minster.

He owes us an explanation.

Wait here.

Everybody, calm down!

Mr. Ambassador,
this is the Prime Minister.

I would like you
to tell the French

that we're going to make
an offer to the terrorists.

To everyone's surprise,
the Israelis today

reversed their normal policy and agreed
to negotiate with the hijackers.

The hijackers put off their
deadline to 8:00 a.m. Sunday,

after Israel broke its long-standing
policy and agreed to negotiate.

The difference
of opinion in Israel

is not over whether the
hostages should be released,

but over whether releasing
terrorists from jail here

is too high a price
to pay for it.

Tonight, a special series of
prayers began at the Western Wall

and at most synagogues.

Prayers which expressed
the hope that the government

made the right decision
on the negotiations,

and that the Israeli and Jewish hostages
will indeed come out of Uganda safely.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

- JABER: What the hell are you doing?
- (IN ENGLISH) What?

You left your gun
lying on the wall.

- One of the Jews could have picked it up.
- Relax, man.

- The Israelis have surrendered.
- They have not surrendered.

What if this is a trick?

What if they are
buying more time?

- We have to be ready.
- Okay. Okay.

Why are you here?

I want to throw bombs into the
consciousness of the masses.

And what if you have to
throw a real bomb, my friend?

Have you killed?
You think you can do it?

You choose to pick up
arms and fight.

You choose to come here.

You could have
a nice life in Europe.

I wish I had your life.

I would not pick up a gun.

Only people with nothing
understand.

The Jews understand.

When your people massacred them,
the ones who survived had nothing.

They brought their
debts to Palestine.

They brought their
shame and humiliation.

They did what was
done to them, to us.

But I didn't do it to them.

You did it to them.

You are here because
you hate your country.

I'm here because
I love mine.

Are you ready to kill?

Are you ready to die?

If this negotiation is a trick,
we start killing immediately.

Immediately.

BENNY: We can fly down over
the Red Sea at low level

to avoid enemy radar.

When the last plane leaves at 23:45,
the runway lights stay on for 15 minutes.

- That's our window.
- SHIMON: Mmm.

The Ugandan soldiers
have nothing at stake.

Once they see us, and we get there,
they will start running.

Just a second, Dan.

You said you didn't have
enough fuel, right?

This is crucial.

Yeah, we're gonna have to
refuel on our way back home.

Sir, Kenya will be
the best place to do it.

Motta?

This operation is not gonna succeed.
This is a charade, okay?

This is fantasy.

The Germans
separated the Jews.

Selection, Motta.

We can't just
sit here and do nothing.

These are my men.

If they die,
it's my responsibility.

You know, Motta,

the Israeli soldiers is the
Prime Minister's responsibility.

Are you going to back me up on this,
Motta?

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

They're negotiating.

You think they're
gonna call you back?

I don't think the operation
is gonna be approved,

but we have to practice.

Why does it
have to be you?

How many times
are we gonna talk about this?

We can't just be
at war all the time.

You're not at war all the time.
You're a dancer.

I fight so you can dance.

What if I stop dancing?

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

Yeah?

JABER: Calm down.
Quiet. Quiet!

Listen, the Israeli government
has agreed to negotiate.

The deadline has been extended
until 11:00 a.m. on Sunday.

(ALL APPLAUDING)

As a gesture of goodwill,
we have released all French nationals.

And then, once our comrades are freed,
you will all be free.

You can go back
to the big room now.

Come on.

Come on.

Israel never negotiates.

No.

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

(SOBBING)

Where do you think
you are going?

This is a letter
for my wife.

Hurry up.

(BOTH SPEAKING FRENCH)

(SPEAKING FRENCH)

- KUHLMAN: Here.
- STEWARDESS: (IN ENGLISH) I'll take care of it.

(BOTH SPEAKING GERMAN)

- What is this? It's supposed to be black.
- Huh?

- Hey, it's the only color they had.
- Yeah.

(CLICKING)

You gotta be
kidding me, right?

YONI: I want the best shooters of the
unit inside the Mercedes with me.

Gonna raid the terminal
in five teams.

Joshua will lead
the first team.

Muki, second team.

Zeev, third team.

Amos and Erlis,
fourth and fifth.

We're gonna land here,
in the new terminal runway,

all the way to here.

We're gonna go out in one
Mercedes and two Land Rovers.

We're gonna drive all the way
to the old terminal.

We're gonna park under the tower,
hidden from sniper fire.

Surprise and speed is the key.

And if the Prime Minister approves
this mission, we will go.

YITZHAK: The terrorists only need
a few minutes to kill everyone.

What if the first plane is
identified and attacked

before the rest of the force
has time to land and deploy?

They won't stand a chance.

And if it fails,

the blow to the IDF,
to Israel will be

catastrophic.

Anyway, I am bound
by the cabinet's decision.

Yitzhak, you are the cabinet.

Rehearse it.

They already are.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

YONI: Everybody,
back to first position.

Give me the megaphone.

You stay in first.
You go second.

You hesitated, again.

You go last.

Motta.

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

I'm going to recommend the
operation to Rabin and the cabinet,

if he says it's okay.

Can you do it, Yoni?

YITZHAK: (OVER PHONE) Is there anything
blocking their path to the hostages?

No, sir,
there are no obstacles around the terminal.

Nothing to stop our men
reaching the hostages.

I want a photograph of the
regiment 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.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

Boni.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

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
responsibility...

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'll 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 Central.

Thunderbolt is a go.

I repeat. Thunderbolt is a go.

- ETA Entebbe 2345 minus 4 hours, 32.
- (COUGHING)

That's our door.

It's the fourth
from the control tower.

(AIRPLANES APPROACHING)

Juan Pablo,

I wish I was at home with you.

I wish I was at home.

I don't know where my home is.

I 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'll have to make a statement.

And that's why we are here.

I'm worried about Bose.

He's scared.

He's weak, you know that.

They are 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.

Goodbye, Juan Pablo.

(RETRIEVES COIN)

If the mission fails,
submit it.

And what's your definition
of failure, Prime Minister?

Twenty-five hostages died at Ma'alot,
and it was a disaster.

This time around,

25 or less would be a success.

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

(CHUCKLES)

YITZHAK: What's the status?

Last civilian flight
just took off.

Should be landing
in 10 minutes.

YITZHAK:
How about the radio communication?

There's lots of static,
but they're getting through.

So, so far so good.

Okay, gentlemen, this is it.

YONI: Okay.

As soon as we hit the terminal,
you start shooting the control tower.

- Okay.
- Yes?

Yeah.

YONI: Surprise and speed
is the key.

(WHISTLING TUNE)

Here we go.

(PERCUSSIVE SONG PLAYING
IN HEBREW)

(DANCERS SINGING ALONG)

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

MAN: (OVER RADIO)
They're reporting gunfire.

It's too early for gunfire.

- Stop.
- (TIRES SCREECHING)

(INDISTINCT YELLING)

Is that Amin?

Whatever happens,

we did the right thing.

- It's the Israelis.
- I'll cover the door.

Cover the doors.
Go, go, go!

(SPEAKING GERMAN)

(HOSTAGES WHIMPERING)

(IN ENGLISH) Get down.

Everybody, get down!

(SONG CONTINUES)

(UGANDAN SOLDIERS YELLING)

Muki, go.

Go!

Damn it,
take the door!

(MAGAZINE CLICKS EMPTY)

(HOSTAGES SCREAMING)

ZEEV: Come on, let's go!

- Everybody, down!
- SOLDIER: Move forward!

Move forward!
Move forward!

All right, let's go!
Everybody, down!

Move forward! Move forward!

- Stop. Stop.
- Don't shoot.

- Hostages!
- Grenade!

(MUSIC ENDS)

(ALL PANTING)

(WIND BLOWING)

(RADIO STATIC)

MAN: (OVER RADIO) We are in the air.
We have 102 hostages safe onboard.

I repeat, we have 102
hostages safe on board.

Congratulations on your success,
Prime Minister.

You saved 100 lives.

YITZHAK: And we should be
proud of that.

But if we cannot
negotiate, Shimon,

this war will never end.

(INAUDIBLE)

(HAUNTING MUSIC PLAYING)