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Hijack 1971

Hijack 1971

One passenger with a different destination.

20246.71h 40m

Overview

Based on a real event, an easy Korean domestic flight bound for Gimpo takes an ill-fated turn when one of the passengers, Yong-dae (Yeo Jin-goo), hijacks the plane with a bomb, demanding to change the flight’s path to North Korea, where his brother lives. With the captain (Sung Dong-il) losing his eyesight from the initial bomb blast, co-pilot Tae-in takes over the flight and fights to save the lives of the passengers, along with the flight attendant Ok-soon (Chae Soo-bin).

Directed by Kim Sung-han
Written by Kim Kyung-chan
Produced by Roh Mun, Jeong Won-chan
Box Office0Revenue: $14.6M

Top Cast

Ha Jung-woo

Ha Jung-woo

Tae-in

Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo

Yong-dae

Sung Dong-il

Sung Dong-il

Gyu-sik

Chae Soo-bin

Chae Soo-bin

Ok-soon

Moon You-kang

Moon You-kang

Chang-bae

Kim Sun-young

Kim Sun-young

Young-sook

Lim Se-mi

Lim Se-mi

Moon-yeong

Kim Dong-wook

Kim Dong-wook

Dong-cheol

Choi Gwang-il

Choi Gwang-il

Seo Min-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Kim Jong-soo

Jang Young-hwan

Themes & Keywords

airplane1970shijackingbased on true storyairplane hijackingterrorist bombinginter-korean relations

About Hijack 1971

Hijack 1971 is a action, thriller, crime film released in 2024 exploring themes of airplane, 1970s, hijacking, based on true story, airplane hijacking, terrorist bombing. Directed by Kim Sung-han, it stars Ha Jung-woo, Yeo Jin-goo, Sung Dong-il. Based on a real event, an easy Korean domestic flight bound for Gimpo takes an ill-fated turn when one of the passengers, Yong-dae (Yeo Jin-goo), hijacks the plane with a bomb, demanding to change the flight’s path to North Korea, where his brother lives. With the captain (Sung Dong-il) losing his eyesight from the initial bomb blast, co-pilot Tae-in takes over the flight and fights to save the lives of the passengers, along with the flight attendant Ok-soon (Chae Soo-bin).

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