The Longest Night
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 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
Yaniv Amodai, Yonatan Weinstein
Cast
Actors - Shadi Mar'i, Shira Kedem Katzenelenbogen, Tomer Machluf, Efrat Boimold; Interviewees – Yoav Gat, Bilhaa Gat, Esty Shani, Adi Rapaport
Original Language
Hebrew, Arabic, English
Subtitles
Hebrew, English
Produced with the help of
KAN Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp, Mountaintop Productions, United King Films, Israel Lottery Council For Culture & Arts
Broadcaster
KAN Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp
Sound designer
Shai Fahima
