Mohamed Faisal Mostafa plays Abdullah in Hijack, which is on Apple TV+. All Photos: Apple TV+ unless otherwise stated
Idris Elba plays Sam Nelson, a corporate business negotiator who must use his skills to find a peaceful solution to a hijacked plane travelling from Dubai to London
Abdullah is an Emirati air-traffic controller who suspects something isn’t right and starts his own investigation
Archie Panjabi as counter-terrorism officer Zahra Gahfoor
Max Beesley as Metropolitan Police officer Daniel O'Farrell
Jude Cudjoe plays Sam's son Kai and Christine Adams plays his ex-wife Marsha
The cast and crew of Hijack at the film's world premiere at BFI Southbank, London, in June. Getty Images