The Hijacking of Flight 375, inspired by a true story, opens in theaters

The Hijacking of Flight 375, inspired by a true story, opens in theaters

Brazilian feature film, directed by Marcus Baldini (Bruna Surfistinha), recalls an episode in which a man tried to kill former president José Sarney

Based on a stunning true story, The hijacking of Flight 375new feature film directed by Marcus Baldini (Bruna Surfistinha), will be shown in Brazilian cinemas from this Thursday, December 7th.

In the story, which takes place in 1988, a flight with more than 100 people on board is hijacked mid-air by Nonato (Jorge Paz), a man frustrated with the difficulties caused by a crisis in the country and who wants to crash the plane into the Palácio do Planalto, with the intention of killing the then president José Sarney.

Upon learning of the situation, the pilot Murilo (Danilo Grangheia) needs to find a way to calm the hijacker to save the souls on board. In a moment of desperation, for the first time in aviation history, he performs a stunning and heroic maneuver that forever changes the lives of everyone on Flight 375.

In addition to Jorge Paz It is Danilo Grangheiathe film’s cast also includes Roberta Gualda (The King of TV), Gabriel Godoy (Men?), Cesar Mello (The Shepherd and the Guerrilla), Juliana Alves (Save Yourself Who Can), Wagner Santisteban (Time does not stop), Arianne Botelho (All’s Well for Next Christmas) It is Diego Montez (Lost), between others.

Marcus Baldini drives The hijacking of Flight 375 from the script written by Lusa Silvestre (Stomach) It is Mikael de Albuquerque (Glory and Grace) based on the work of more than a decade by the researcher Constâncio Viana. A Rolling Stone Brazil Have you seen the film and you can see what we think clicking here. Watch the trailer:

Source: Rollingstone

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