Where to Watch Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997) in the US

What it's about

Buckle up for dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y, the acclaimed hijacking documentary that eerily foreshadowed 9-11. We meet the romantic skyjackers who fought their revolutions and won airtime on the passenger planes of the 1960's. By the 1990s, such characters apparently are no more, replaced on our TV screens by stories of state-sponsored suitcase bombs. Director Johan Grimonprez investigates the politics behind this change, at the same time unwrapping our own complicity in the urge for ultimate disaster. Playing on Don DeLillo's riff in the novel MAO II: 'what terrorists gain, novelists lose' and 'home is a failed idea', he blends archive hijackings with surreal and banal themes including fast food, pet statistics, disco and his quirky home movies. David Shea wrote the superb soundtrack to this roller coaster through history, best described in the words of one hijacked Pepsi executive as: "running the gamut of many emotions: from surprise to shock, to fear, to joy, to laughter and then again, fear."

Details

Language

English

Country

Belgium, France

Where to Watch Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y (1997) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y in the United States?

Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y is available free with a participating library card in the United States. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy.

Can I stream Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y or do I have to rent it in the United States?

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Can I watch Dial H-I-S-T-O-R-Y for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy.