6.9
Holding Liat (2025)
September 12, 20251h 37mEN
6.8
4 votes
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.
Director
Brandon KramerTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Hebrew
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Meridian Hill PicturesProtozoa PicturesKartemquin FilmsCommon PicturesGigantic Studios
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7.0There 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…
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