April 7, 1980
Synopsis
On the brink of the second Passover holiday in 1980, a team of five commandos affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) breaches the northern border fence and infiltrates Kibbutz Misgav Am. Their objective is to seize Kibbutz members as hostages, intending to negotiate the release of prisoners from Israeli jails. However, most Kibbutz residents are absent, attending a concert that night, leaving the community partially deserted. The commandos target a small Kibbutz house, believing it to be a family residence. When they realize this is rather the dormitory for the very young children, it’s already too late.
Credits
Director(s)
Nadav Schirman
Producer(s)
Estee Yacov-Mecklberg, Nati Dinnar, Haim Mecklberg
Script
Benny Barbash, Uzi Weil
Cinematography
Daniella Nowitz
Editor
Sergio Liberman
Cast
Shadi Mar'i, Shira Kedem Katzenelenbogen, Tomer Machluf, Efrat Boimold
Produced with the help of
United King Films, KAN Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp, Israel Cinema Project – The Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, Mountaintop Productions
Broadcaster
KAN Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp
Sound Designer
Gil Toren, Avi Mizrahi
Festival Highlights
Raindance Film Festival, UK, 2020
Jerusalem Film Festival, Israel, 2020
