The Hijacking of Flight 375

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The Hijacking of Flight 375

2023

1h 47m

7.8(56 votes)

Thriller

Drama

Overview

Brazil, 1988. An unemployed tractor driver hijacks VASP flight 375 and orders commander Murilo to crash the plane on the Planalto Palace to kill the president - whom he considers guilty for the country's devastating economic crisis.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Danilo Grangheia

Comandante Murilo

Jorge Paz

Nonato

Roberta Gualda

Luzia

César Mello

Evangelista

Juliana Alves

Claudia

Arianne Botelho

Silvia

Diego Montez

Rafael

Adriano Garib

Brigadeiro Bastos

Claudio Jaborandy

Sobral Quintanilha

Gabriel Godoy

Delegado Rodrigues

Creative team

Directed by: Marcus Baldini
Written by: Lusa Silvestre
Mikael de Albuquerque
Produced by: Joana Henning

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