Mogadischu
2008, German. Directed by Roland Suso Richter.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Roland Suso RichterDirector
- Thomas KretschmannCaptain Jürgen Schumann
- Nadja UhlStewardess Gabriele Dillmann
- Saïd TaghmaouiCaptain Mahmud
- Christian BerkelBundeskanzler Helmut Schmidt
- Herbert KnaupUlrich Wegener
- Judith EngelMonika Schumann
- Valerie NiehausBirgitt Röhll
- Jürgen TarrachHans-Jürgen Wischnewski
- Franz DindaPeter-Jürgen Boock
- Fahri YardımMichael Libal
- Simon VerhoevenCo-Pilot Jürgen Vietor
- Tobias LichtHauptmann Baum
Details
- Released
- 30 November 2008
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Maurice Philip Remy
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Mogadischu runs 108 minutes (1h 48m).
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Mogadischu isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 November 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mogadischu?
Mogadischu (2008) was directed by Roland Suso Richter and stars Thomas Kretschmann, Nadja Uhl, Saïd Taghmaoui.