7 Days in Entebbe

Name: 7 Days in Entebbe
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, Crime
Released: March 16, 2018
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Andrea Deck, Angel Bonanni, Ben Schnetzer, Brontis Jodorowsky, Daniel Brühl

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Bioscop | Release Date: March 16, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Andrea Deck, Angel Bonanni, Ben Schnetzer, Brontis Jodorowsky, Daniel Brühl, Denis Menochet, Eddie Marsan, Juan Pablo Raba, Kamil Lemieszewski, Lior Ashkenazi, Mark Ivanir, Nonso Anozie, Peter Sullivan, Romeo Visca, Rosamund Pike

Summary: Four hijackers take over an airplane, take the passengers hostage, and force it to land in Entebbe, Uganda in 1976 in an effort to free of dozens of Palestinians jailed in Israel.

Director: José Padilha

Genre(s): Drama, History, Thriller, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 107 min

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Chris Nashawaty

Mar 15, 2018

The film comes to crackling life during the planning and climactic execution of the raid. And Padilha, the Brazilian director behind 2007’s "Elite Squad," knows how to stage these white-knuckle sequences, especially when he cuts back and forth between the on-the-ground tactical assault and a modern dance performance featuring one of the commando’s girlfriends. Read full review

Oktay Ege Kozak

Mar 14, 2018

With a deft docudrama approach (that doesn’t overdo the usual extra-shaky handheld camera and overtly grainy visual tone), Padilha shows a commendable technical control over that rare movie that could have benefitted from being much longer. Read full review

Zoe Margolis

May 12, 2018

The art direction, cinematography and costume design are superb. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Mar 14, 2018

What should unfold like an unsettling chapter in a long, tragic story — or a tale of cruelty and heroism — feels more like an old TV show. Everybody is going through the motions. Read full review

Calvin Wilson

Mar 15, 2018

Based on true events, 7 Days in Entebbe pulls off the difficult trick of making terrorism boring. Read full review

The Telegraph Robbie Collin

May 12, 2018

The film’s determination to remain politically even-handed robs much of the drama of any sense of urgency or purpose. Read full review

Steve Macfarlane

Feb 23, 2018

The conflation of historical complexities makes for cheap pathos throughout, complete with weeping mothers and the seemingly endless dredging up of the terrorists' obvious moral equivalence. Read full review

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jasharkowalski

Mar 30, 2018

I opted for Entebbe bcs i'm not a teenager to watch Player No 1...and i was nicely surprised! The movie depicted correctly bombing 70's, with crazy Germans, Arabs and "you-do-not-f-with-us" Jews...the plot is well known but what really is eye pleasing is the craftsman of the director...thisI opted for Entebbe bcs i'm not a teenager to watch Player No 1...and i was nicely surprised! The movie depicted correctly bombing 70's, with crazy Germans, Arabs and "you-do-not-f-with-us" Jews...the plot is well known but what really is eye pleasing is the craftsman of the director...this isn't Munich, this is more carefully knitted grandma's tablecloth that covers all - drama, action and psychological profiles of the characters....this movie is a "go" !… Expand

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GinaK

Mar 29, 2018

An interesting film, especially if you didn’t know anything about this hostage situation beforehand. I thought the acting was very good, especially Rosamund Pike, who was able to show much more nuance and emotion than the other actors, although that may have had more to do with the scriptAn interesting film, especially if you didn’t know anything about this hostage situation beforehand. I thought the acting was very good, especially Rosamund Pike, who was able to show much more nuance and emotion than the other actors, although that may have had more to do with the script than anything else. The big mistake in the film was the modern dance number that was repeated over and over again and was irritating and intrusive, except for the final time it was shown when the music (not the dancing) added to the emotions of the moment. Perhaps it was supposed to suggest Greek tragedy, but all it did was distract the audience and break the tension.… Expand

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3ebfan511

Feb 10, 2019

Decent film, that seems to be getting poor reviews because it is too "pro-hijackers" or "isreal negative" by some, and by others annoying by the inter cutting of an interpretative dance routine. I found issue with neither area, but the film did lack the explosive pacing that viewers come toDecent film, that seems to be getting poor reviews because it is too "pro-hijackers" or "isreal negative" by some, and by others annoying by the inter cutting of an interpretative dance routine. I found issue with neither area, but the film did lack the explosive pacing that viewers come to expect from plane hostage films, and it also had some mediocre dialogue at times, and did not really shed much new insight onto the genre, except maybe examining the conflicting reasons some of the hijackers may have had, which was one of the more interest aspects of the film.

The film is really told from the hijackers perspective, and I think it is pretty neutral, doesn't take sides, which keeps it cool, and detached to some degree. It is fairly procedural, which slows down the pace for much of it as well. Munich was a superior film about a similar subject matter, but this film explores more of the hijackers emotions, and adds a slight element. The actors were also pretty good, despite a so-so script, and the compelling subject matter, and interpretive dance stuff, while over-handed, worked as well. Good, but not great, film, especially worth seeing if you are not familiar with the events that occurred. Just don't expect a riveting action packed hijack film for the duration, nor an Oscar type moral quandry such as Munich. It is a decent film that balances things from the hijackers perspective mixed with the procedural response by the Isrealis.… Expand

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Broyax

Aug 3, 2021

Incroyable détournement d’un avion d’Air France en 1976 par des terroristes allemands d’extrême-gauche en cheville avec d’autres terroristes, des Palestiniens évidemment ! l’avion a finalement atterri en Ouganda, ce pays d’Afrique sous le joug du tristement célèbre Amin Dada, psychopatheIncroyable détournement d’un avion d’Air France en 1976 par des terroristes allemands d’extrême-gauche en cheville avec d’autres terroristes, des Palestiniens évidemment ! l’avion a finalement atterri en Ouganda, ce pays d’Afrique sous le joug du tristement célèbre Amin Dada, psychopathe dictateur qui espérait tirer les marrons du feu de cette sinistre affaire…

L’opération tentée par les Israéliens pour sauver une centaine de leurs ressortissants dépasse de loin toute fiction imaginable ou imaginée… et pourtant ! Relativement réaliste, le film retrace fort bien cette situation inextricable pour les dirigeants israéliens totalement pris au dépourvu… or, fidèles à leur politique, il n’était pas question de négocier avec des terroristes…

La préparation de l’opération mais surtout la montée en tension progressive sont bien restituées et le duo Brühl-Pike s’en tire bien dans l’ensemble mais le scénario qui tente d’humaniser les terroristes fanatiques et communistes nous la fait à l’envers ! ce n’était certainement pas des enfants de choeur, non, non… égarés à leur insu dans ce détournement international d’une ampleur inégalée à cette époque ! bref, ils nous prennent un peu pour des cons ici.

L’autre gros souci concerne l’assaut lui-même, étonnamment expédié et bâclé, monté en parallèle avec le spectacle de danse contemporaine que l’on voit tout au début en guise d’intro… mais qu’est-ce que ça vient faire là, franchement ? Enfin, le message anachronique plus ou moins sous-jacent et fréquemment repris et répété : négocier avec les Palestiniens, car sinon ce « conflit » ne s’arrêtera jamais… eh bé, ils avaient une boule de cristal en ce temps-là ou quoi ?

Cela étant, on ne s’ennuie pas du tout -le contraire eut été étonnant avec un tel sujet- mais on peut regretter que le potentiel d’un tel film n’ait pas été réalisé, hélas. Sans doute parce que le réalisateur est un gauchiste refoulé. Et le producteur aussi.… Expand

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CineAutoctono

Sep 15, 2018

"7 Days in Entebbe" was a film with a good premise, but with very little action, from time to time it brings something different, but the truth is that the story was boring and not very consistent and the performances were lazy and bad.

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Rackster

Mar 21, 2018

This is a pathetic attempt to re write history and redo a much number of much better versions of the events surrounding this story.

It reminds me of when "The Sword of Gideon" was remade by Spielberg and he and the writer added an entire scene to show the Humanity and "other side" of theThis is a pathetic attempt to re write history and redo a much number of much better versions of the events surrounding this story.

It reminds me of when "The Sword of Gideon" was remade by Spielberg and he and the writer added an entire scene to show the Humanity and "other side" of the terrorists. Attempting to humanize or justify their behaviour. Pathetic.

I did give this a 1 because I do like the actors and they are very good at their respective craft. Otherwise I would have just given it a 0.… Expand

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qamaster

Jun 22, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In general, the film was made not bad, but what was it at the end? Was it necessary to insert this ridiculous dance into the scene of a special forces attack? And I was very surprised by the prime minister's phrase: you can congratulate us. we rescued the hostages!
Sorry, but the purpose of the special operation was not the rescue of the hostages, but the unwillingness to release the prisoners. In the case of holding negotiations, the hostages would be in much more safer position.… Expand

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