Airlift

By Vicenta 2021-12-26 08:01:49

Background on Airlift

"The invasion of Kuwait started on 1 August 1990, and within two days of intense combat, most of the Kuwait Armed Forces were either overrun by the Iraqi Republican Guard or fell back to neighboring Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. The Emirate of Kuwait was annexed, and Saddam Hussein announced a few days later that it was the 19th province of Iraq. More than 170,000 Indians were stranded on Kuwait soil." from “wiki".

1. Why the evacuation?
During the Gulf war in 1990, when Saddam...

By Hazle 2021-12-26 08:01:49

The Pain of Absent Governments in the Developing Countries-Comments on "Airlift"

 
       The film is adapted from real events and tells the story of the Iraqi Saddam government invaded Kuwait in 1990 and the evacuation of more than 170,000 Indians there.

       The content of the story is easily reminiscent of another famous work, which is the 85th Oscar Best Picture "Escape from Tehran." Both works show how people from other countries flee in a country where political turmoil has taken place. However, the difference between the two is equally clear. In...

By Arely 2021-12-26 08:01:49

We are important to ourselves

Saddam invaded Kuwait, and the Indian government suddenly "disappeared". The day before it was still singing and dancing, and the next day it was plunged into the disaster of war. The government is not responsible to his people. It's okay. We are responsible to ourselves, because only we are important to ourselves.

       As a war documentary film, it still shows the characteristics of Indian film, singing and dancing. There are three songs and dances in the whole film, which are...

By Wilford 2021-12-26 08:01:49

How did China evacuate overseas Chinese from Kuwait at that time

The information found on the Internet is for reference.
At that time, countries all over the world withdrew from Kuwait. Iraq has opened the only road route: Kuwait-Iraq-Jordan. For more information, you can search for the Chinese ambassador's name "Qin Hongguo Kuwait" mentioned below.

"Emergency Evacuation from Kuwait"
Mei Xiaolong
　　At 1 a.m. (Kuwait time) on August 2, 1990, the Iraqi army launched a sudden attack on Kuwait and occupied the entire territory of Kuwait...

By Louisa 2021-12-26 08:01:49

The touching "political correctness"

Such a "politically correct" film praising the motherland made me cry.

The story is based on real people. It tells the story of hundreds of thousands of Indians who evacuated from the battlefield under the leadership of a "hero" after Iraq attacked Kuwait in 1990. The following is a powerful spoiler: the

protagonist's only profit at the beginning of the film is that the sense of superiority is overflowing. Although the scene is old-fashioned but indispensable, the...

By Ora 2022-04-24 07:01:16

This style of film can also sing and dance. . . . Although I don't understand the preferences of Indians, it is not too...

By Forrest 2022-04-24 07:01:16

170,000 people, quite impressive. The pictures of all living beings in the movie are also deeply depicted, a great biopic

By Marcellus 2022-04-24 07:01:16

Is it really good to suddenly dance during a war? From a profiteer who is mercenary regardless of his friends, to the Virgin who never abandons and saves hundreds of thousands of his compatriots, Ranjit's transformation is too...

By Eusebio 2022-04-24 07:01:16

B-/60｜So even in this kind of movie the Indians have to sing and dance...the male lead is quite...

By Eddie 2022-04-24 07:01:16

Where did they get so many...