November 2, 2024 – 18:30
The streaming service’s original film chronicles the extreme demand to return to democracy in Nigeria during the 1990s.
The 1993 kidnapping It is one of the successes of Netflix because it takes up one of the most shocking stories in Nigeria. This film based on real events brings to the big screen the taking of hostages on a plane by a group demanding political changes in their country. The dramatic story leaves the application’s users without.
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The film, which lasts almost an hour and a half, became one of the most viewed contents on the application after its premiere in October. This unmissable narrative is also an excellent proposal to learn about the context of a region of the African continent, which is so often unknown in Latin America. In addition to its rhythm It captivates viewers with its combination of drama, adrenaline and political objectives.
Netflix: what The Kidnapping of 1993 is about
A group of four men kidnap the passengers and crew of a plane in mid-flight to campaign for the Movement for the Actualization of Democracy (MAD). The assailants try to force the flight to divert to the city of Frankfurt to express their disagreement with the elections that were held on June 12, 1993.
The team does not achieve its first objective of diverting the plane to the chosen destination but they managed to land in Niamey. In this Nigerian city they held the hostages on the plane for 70 hours to demand the establishment of democracy in the country. This happened because the elections were won by the leader of the Social Democratic party, Moshood Kashimawo but This suffrage was unknown by the military leader Ibrahim Babangida.
Trailer for The Kidnapping 1993
Embed – Hijack ’93 | Official Trailer
Cast of The Kidnapping of 1993
The film directed by Robert Peters It had a cast made up of:
- Nancy Isime,
- Sharon Ooja
- Jemima Osunde
- Idia Aisien
