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Melvin & Jean: An American Story

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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…

DirectorMaia Wechsler
ProducersMatthieu Belghiti·Maia Wechsler

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