Basic Info
Release: November 09, 2012
Runtime: 59 min
Status: Released
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Melvin & Jean: An American Story - Trailer (Vimeo)
Melvin et Jean ( La révolte et l'exil ) - Trailer (YouTube)
Melvin & Jean: An American Story
2012
59 min
Overview
When Melvin and Jean McNair hijacked a plane from Detroit to Algeria in 1972 with their two babies on board, they called it an act of political resistance. The hijacking was also an act of desperation committed by two people in their early twenties who saw no other way to escape what they felt was the constant state of racial oppression in America. Living in Paris forty years after the hijacking and unable to return to the U.S., Melvin and Jean are still coming to terms with their crime and its lifelong consequences.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- France
- United States of America
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Crew
Matthieu Belghiti
Producer
Maia Wechsler
Producer
Maia Wechsler
Director
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