Overview

• Barry Avrich’s documentary launched theatrically across North America on Friday in 81 cinemas, a run that qualifies it for Oscar consideration.
• TIFF briefly pulled the film on Aug. 12 over safety, legal and programming concerns, then reinstated it on Aug. 14, and it later won the festival’s People’s Choice Documentary Award.
• The film follows retired IDF Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon’s effort to reach his family during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, blending interviews with footage from militants’ bodycams, security cameras and dashcams.
• Reviews praise its gripping, hero-driven storytelling and criticize its limited engagement with the causes of the attack and Israel’s subsequent response.
• Avrich asserts the film is not political, says he expects possible protests, and is distributing with Forston Consulting in the U.S. and Cineplex Pictures in Canada while seeking a streaming deal.