Year: 1987
Runtime: 95 mins
Language: English
Directors: Percival Rubens, Hanro Möhr
After a South African nation's leader is jailed, his followers led by Zabo hijack a flight, planning to exchange passengers for his release. They target a plane carrying a religious figure, only to discover Colonel Shaw’s daughter and his grandson—who needs a kidney transplant—are aboard. Shaw’s daughter is the lover of Major Sam Striker, who assembles mercenaries to rescue the hostages.
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