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Flight 149: Hostage of War

Flight 149: Hostage of War

Synopsis

In August 1990 Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, triggering a war that would reshape the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East.
This documentary charts the extraordinary story of the passengers and crew on BA flight 149 who landed in the warzone on the morning of the invasion, becoming Saddam’s hostages in a rapidly escalating international crisis.
For decades the British government denied they knew the invasion had begun before the plane landed. Then in 2023, an MI6 officer broke his silence contradicting this official account. The hostages are now launching a legal case against the British Government and British Airways in their search for the truth about why the plane landed in the first place.
Official Selection SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Director
Jenny Ash
Producer
Andy Holland, Helen McClure, Mowaffaq Safadi, Lucy Towers
Executive Producer
Sam Bagnall, Laura Botten, Mark Henderson, Karen Kelly, Poppy Dixon, Vesna Cudic, Tom Barry
Editor
Rick Barker
Director of Photography
Jamie Cairney
Production Designer
Sally Lock, Zineb Arraki

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Production Status

Production Company

Drum Studios

Laura Botten
https://drum-studios.drumglobal.com/

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