The Young Man Was (Part 1: United Red Army)
Brief Synopsis
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The first installment of a trilogy that traces a history of 1970s ultra-left terrorist groups. Here, Part 1 documents the 1977 hijacking of flight JAL 472 by the Japanese Red Army and their landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Based almost entirely on radio transmissions between the Bangladeshi airport tow
Cast & Crew
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Naeem Mohaiemen
Director
Naeem Mohaiemen
Screenplay
Naeem Mohaiemen
Editor
Naeem Mohaiemen
Producer
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Foreign
Historical
Political
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
Synopsis
The first installment of a trilogy that traces a history of 1970s ultra-left terrorist groups. Here, Part 1 documents the 1977 hijacking of flight JAL 472 by the Japanese Red Army and their landing in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Based almost entirely on radio transmissions between the Bangladeshi airport tower and the hijackers, we experience as the verbal exchanges escalate from polite courtesy to mortal threat.
Director
Naeem Mohaiemen
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Experimental
Foreign
Historical
Political
Release Date
2011
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 10m
