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The film traces the history of airplane hijackings as portrayed by mainstream television. Grimonprez composed the film of archival footage material — interspersing found footage, clips from science fiction films, diplomatic training films, reportage shots, airline promotional films, home video and reconstituted scenes. The central narrative is juxtaposed with references to the Cold War and passages from Don DeLillo's novels Mao II and White Noise. The film denounces the media spectacle and attempts to detect the impact of images on our knowledge, memory and feelings. Examining the great …