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'The Skyjacker's Tale' is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Jamie Kastner and released in 2016.[[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/skyjackers-tale-927595 "'The Skyjacker's Tale': Film Review | TIFF 2016"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', September 11, 2016.] The film centres on Ishmael Muslim Ali (formerly Ishmael LaBeet), who received a disputed conviction of murder in the Fountain Valley massacre of 1972 before hijacking a plane to Cuba in 1984.[[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/movies/the-skyjackers-tale-review.html "Review: The Skyjackers Tale Tracks Down a Fugitive in Cuba"]. 'The New York Times', June 29, 2017.] It mixes interviews, including the first interview given by Ali himself since the incident, with dramatic reenactments of the hijacking.[
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The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[[http://ew.com/article/2016/08/23/skyjackers-tale-trailer/ "Skyjacker's Tale trailer details terror in the sky"]. 'Entertainment Weekly', August 23, 2016.] It was acquired by Strand Releasing for release in the United States in 2017.[[https://variety.com/2017/film/news/skyjackers-tale-documentary-acquired-strand-1201958389/ Skyjackers Tale Documentary Acquired by Strand]. 'Variety', January 11, 2017.]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Derek Rogers) at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[[https://etcanada.com/news/196011/2017-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-revealed/ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards Nominees Revealed"]. 'ET Canada', January 17, 2017.]
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