Flight 149: Hostage of War
Synopsis
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
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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
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Drum Studios
Laura Bottenhttps://drum-studios.drumglobal.com/
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