Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 95Audiences 69GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer95%
IMDb6.9
Running time
1 h 37 min
A typical length for documentaries
typical 9697Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 28 more
Released
2025
September 12, 2025
Last year
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
HebrewMade in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
Yes: its content advisories are violence, strong language, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
and 10 moreDirecting · 1
- Brandon Kramer Director
Production · 8
- Alexandra Shiva Executive Producer
- Darren Aronofsky Producer
- Justin A. Gonçalves Producer
- Ari Handel Producer
- Yoni Brook Producer, Director of Photography
- Marilyn Ness Consulting Producer
Camera · 1
- Omer Manor Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Jeff Gilbert Editor
Sound · 2
- Jordan Dykstra Original Music Composer
- Tristan Baylis Sound
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