October 7 - War without End?

Story

Synopsis

Where is the Middle East one year after Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel? Is there a prospect of peace? What could this solution look like? Or is the war spreading? These big questions are in the background of the two personal stories in this documentary. Israeli Gil Dickmann is fighting for the release of his cousin Carmel. She was abducted as a hostage in the Gaza Strip during the Palestinian terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Between fear, frustration and hope, Gil has become one of the spokespeople for the hostage families, who are putting pressure on the Israeli government of Prime Minister Netanyahu with numerous protests and actions. In the Gaza Strip, too, people are desperately hoping for such an agreement that could end the war and the deaths. 14-year-old Usaama lost 19 family members in an Israeli attack. He himself survived with serious injuries, but even after several operations he cannot walk.

Directors

Susanne Glass, Ute Brucker, Oliver Mayer-Rüth

Writers

Susanne Glass, Alexander Stenzel, Ute Brucker

Language

German

Country

Germany

Release date

7 October 2024

Ensemble

Cast

• Gil Dickmann

  Self - Interviewee

• Ofrit Shapira-Berman

  Self - Interviewee

• Yezid Sayigh

  Self - Interviewee

• Basem Naim

  Self - Interviewee

• Rami Igra

  Self - Interviewee

• Majed al-Ansari

  Self - Interviewee

• Yahya Sinwar

  Self (archive footage)

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  Benjamin Netanyahu

  Self (archive footage)

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  Joe Biden

  Self (archive footage)