7 Days in Entebbe will be released on March 16, 2018 in the U.S. Were you aware of the story of the Entebbe hijacking?
Principal photography began for 7 Days in Entebbe on November 14, 2016 in Malta, with production also done in the U.K. In the real-life event, two Palestinian and two German hijackers took a plane hostage and directed it to Entebbe, Uganda.
Irvin Kershner (The Empire Strikes Back) directed the NBC TV movie Raid on Entebbe, starring Peter Finch and Charles Bronson, in 1976.
It will also follow the French crew who refused to leave when they were released with the other French hostages.