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  • 2017
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2017
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 15 m

Summary Ishmael Muslim Ali (formerly LaBeet) is the American convicted of murdering eight people on a Rockefeller-owned golf course in the US Virgin Islands. After years of trying to get his conviction overturned, he took matters into his own hands and hijacked an American Airlines plane full of passengers to Cuba on New Years Eve 1984, and got ...

  • 2017
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2017
  • Strand Releasing
  • 1 h 15 m

The Skyjacker's Tale

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Ishmael Muslim Ali (formerly LaBeet) is the American convicted of murdering eight people on a Rockefeller-owned golf course in the US Virgin Islands. After years of trying to get his conviction overturned, he took matters into his own hands and hijacked an American Airlines plane full of passengers to Cuba on New Years Eve 1984, and got ...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
54
33% Positive
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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75
Jun 30, 2017
What resonates most potently are the scenes of the 1972 trial.
By Matt Fagerholm FULL REVIEW
70
Jul 13, 2017
Stylistic choices could have undermined the film, but the story and revelations are so shocking and powerfully absorbing that The Skyjacker’s Tale rises above.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 29, 2017
The Skyjacker’s Tale could stand to lose its gimmicky re-enactments. Why supplement a story this crazy?
By Ben Kenigsberg FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 29, 2017
A Skyjacker’s Tale is all in the telling, and Jamie Kastner’s haphazard documentary misses the opportunity to get it right, despite having access to Ali and an impressive assembly of major players from his past.
By Scott Tobias FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 29, 2017
The question of decades-old torture is an important one, of course, but hardly makes this a must-see doc when there are so many present-tense stories of police misconduct to investigate.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 25, 2017
The movie creates a lovely arc for how we think of Ali, from monster to, “Well, maybe not.” But you’re allowed to think the filmmaker is naive, tilting his story toward those on Ali’s side, buttressing a case for his humanity and justifiable skyjacking.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
45
Jun 30, 2017
Despite the intriguing subject matter, this documentary can’t stay in the air.
By Daniel Schindel FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Cave 7 Productions
Release Date Jun 30, 2017
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Awards

The Joey Awards, Vancouver
• 1 Nomination
Canadian Screen Awards, CA
• 1 Nomination

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