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12/09/2025 Documentary 1h 37m
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Overview

Liat Atzili was kidnapped from her kibbutz on October 7. What begins as a chronicle of her parents, sister, and children's efforts to secure her return, becomes a portrait of conflicting impulses towards anger, indifference, and compassion straining the bonds of one grieving family.

  1. Brandon Kramer

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Yehuda Beinin

    Self

  2. Chaya Beinin

    Self

  3. Tal Beinin

    Self

  4. Joel Beinin

    Self

  5. Liat Beinin Atzili

    Self

  6. Aviv Atzili

    Self (archive footage)

  7. Mitch McConnell

    Self

  8. Ron Wyden

    Self

  9. Chris Van Hollen

    Self

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-15
There are so many documentaries about the broader political philosophies and the generations and centuries of hate and mistrust that have built up in the Middle East for aeons, but there are remarkably few that distill the issues down to the human factors that really matter. This is one. It tells us the story of Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv who were taken from their home by Hamas in order to be used as hostages. They are not alone, but two from over two hundred taken as leverage for the release of Palestinian prisoners by Israel. Of course her family are horrified, terrified and frustrated...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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