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on 18.09.2025 at 21:15
Flight 149: Hostage of War (British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg)
Venue
Ciné Utopia
Avenue de la Faiencerie
L-1510 Luxembourg
Avenue de la Faiencerie
L-1510 Luxembourg
Event in
FR
Prices and bookings
10 €
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Dates and times
18.09.2025 to 21:15
The 16th annual British & Irish Film Festival Luxembourg (BIFFL) - AUTUMN EDITION
..Flight 149: Hostage of War
Country : EN
Genre : documentary
Duration : 90 mins
Directed by : Jenny Ash
Starring
Synopsis : A documentary film that explores the 1990 British Airways Flight 149 hostage crisis, featuring interviews with hostages, politicians, Kuwaiti resistance members and people who knew Saddam Hussein.
Flight 149 was permitted to land in Kuwait for refueling during the Gulf War. Iraqi forces seized the plane and took the passengers and crew hostage for five months; they were used as human shields in military and chemical plants, and endured mock executions, rape and near starvation.
Developed by Sky Arts.
Please note that for Ciné Utopia screenings, Luxembourg-ticket.lu closes online sales at 17:00 for screenings that day, or 17:00 on Friday for weekend screenings; normally tickets are available at the cinema prior to screenings.
Package:
http://ticket.luxembourg-ticket.lu/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=-45
http://ticket.luxembourg-ticket.lu/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=-76
Country : EN
Genre : documentary
Duration : 90 mins
Directed by : Jenny Ash
Starring
Synopsis : A documentary film that explores the 1990 British Airways Flight 149 hostage crisis, featuring interviews with hostages, politicians, Kuwaiti resistance members and people who knew Saddam Hussein.
Flight 149 was permitted to land in Kuwait for refueling during the Gulf War. Iraqi forces seized the plane and took the passengers and crew hostage for five months; they were used as human shields in military and chemical plants, and endured mock executions, rape and near starvation.
Developed by Sky Arts.
Please note that for Ciné Utopia screenings, Luxembourg-ticket.lu closes online sales at 17:00 for screenings that day, or 17:00 on Friday for weekend screenings; normally tickets are available at the cinema prior to screenings.
Package:
http://ticket.luxembourg-ticket.lu/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=-45
http://ticket.luxembourg-ticket.lu/eventim.webshop/webticket/shop?event=-76
