Holding Liat

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Reba Jan 15 Powerful, complex, haunting. See more Violeta E @VIOLA318 1d The film is about Hamas’s invasion of Kibbutz Nir Oz, the kidnapping of Liat & Aviv, the staggered release of captives, Liat’s freedom, & the confirmation that Aviv was murdered on October 7. That should have been enough. It isn’t. Instead,the narrative elevates Liat’s father as a moral anchor, revealing a clear agenda. Framed as a grieving parent, he functions as a political surrogate directing fury not at Hamas but largely at Israel and its government. He and his grandson travel to the United States urging diplomats to act against Israel’s "fanatical right," in scenes that repeat without challenge. What’s missing is deafening: no serious reckoning with Hamas’s wider crimes—mass murder, human shields, stolen aid, or brutality toward Palestinians. In the final act, Liat calls her captors "very nice," echoes "From the River to the Sea," and presents a flattened, accusatory history while claiming Israel kills Palestinians "like flies." Complexity vanishes; moral inversion is complete. See more E Jan 13 Moving story. Complex issues. An incredible family put in a desperate situation deals with these issues with integrity. See more Read all reviews

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