The Skyjacker's Tale

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The Skyjacker's Tale

Released Jun 30, 2017

1h 16m

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The mastermind behind a nightclub massacre in the Virgin Islands stages an airline hijacking to escape to Cuba.

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Katie Walsh

Los Angeles Times

Shocking and powerfully absorbing

Jul 14, 2017

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Matt Fagerholm

RogerEbert.com

An engrossing account of a story that is as relevant as ever and as American as apple pie.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 30, 2017

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

While it falls somewhere short of being a great documentary, "The Skyjacker's Tale" may have one of the great documentary gets.

Jun 29, 2017

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

Doesn't exactly make for riveting cinema, though it does present an involving and original story.

Rated: 2.5/4.0

Sep 23, 2020

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Phil Guie

Film-Forward.com

One can view The Skyjacker's Tale as an attempt to correct a possible miscarriage of justice, but it's also a highly empathic tale of someone who made a desperate stab at freedom...

Rated: 3/5

Mar 21, 2019

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Dan Schindel

Paste Magazine

Despite the intriguing subject matter, this documentary can't stay in the air.

Rated: 4.5/10

Jun 30, 2017

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Jamie Kastner

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Isabella Carr

Melanie Chernoff

Bradley Gordon

Ishmael Muslim Ali

Martin Huss

Ohanio Harris

Robert Ifedi

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Paul Norie

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Synopsis

The mastermind behind a nightclub massacre in the Virgin Islands stages an airline hijacking to escape to Cuba.

Director: Jamie Kastner
Producer: Jamie Kastner, Lauren Kastner
Screenwriter: Jamie Kastner
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Strand Releasing
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 30, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.3K
Runtime: 1h 16m

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