2025 American documentary film
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Directed by Brandon Kramer Produced by Cinematography Yoni Brook, Omer Manor Edited by Jeff Gilbert Music by Jordan Dykstra Production
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February 16, 2025 (2025-02-16 ) (Berlinale ) September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12 ) (UK) Running time
97 minutes[ 3] Country United States Languages
Holding Liat documentary film, directed by Brandon Kramer. It followsLiat Beinin Atzili as she and her husband are kidnapped from herkibbutz on theOctober 7 attacks . The film was produced byDarren Aronofsky under hisProtozoa Pictures banner, and had its world premiere at the75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2025, where it won the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.
Liat Beinin Atzili and her husband, Aviv Atzili, are kidnapped from herkibbutz on theOctober 7 attacks , with Atzili ultimately killed. Her parents Yehuda and Chaya Beinin deal with the fear amongst waiting her fate, along with Liat's uncleJoel Beinin .[ 4]
Brandon Kramer, a distant relative, began documenting following the kidnapping of Liat Beinin Atzili, as her father Yehuda Beinin traveled to the United States to advocate for her release.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
The film had its World Premiere at the75th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2025, where it won the Berlinale Documentary Film Award.[ 8] [ 9] Tribeca Festival on June 9, 2025.[ 10] [ 11]
The film was first released theatrically in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2025, and is scheduled for theatrical release in the United States in January 2026, beginning with New York'sFilm Forum .[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
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