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Tantura
Tantura

Tantura

The untold story of Israel's foundation

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When, in the late 1990s, Israeli student Teddy Katz exposed the massacre of Palestinian civilians by Israeli forces in the village of Tantura, in May 1948, during the first Arab-Israeli war, he was initially praised for his pioneering work; but he was soon infamous and branded a traitor. Decades later, incendiary new evidence emerges that corroborates Teddy's findings.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hebrew

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

7.679/10

Release Date

20 January 2022

Country

Israel

Cast

Yitzhak Pinto

Yitzhak Pinto

Self

Rachel Yochne

Rachel Yochne

Self

Drora Varblovsky

Drora Varblovsky

Self

Tereza Carmi

Tereza Carmi

Self

Amitzur Cohen

Amitzur Cohen

Self

Mulik Sternberg

Mulik Sternberg

Self

Shimon Kutner

Shimon Kutner

Self

Haim Levin

Haim Levin

Self

Hanoch Amit

Hanoch Amit

Self

Yaakov Erez

Yaakov Erez

Self

Teddy Katz

Teddy Katz

Self

Ruth Katz

Ruth Katz

Self

Tzvi ben Moshe

Tzvi ben Moshe

Self

Eliyaho Levi

Eliyaho Levi

Self

Tuvia Heller

Tuvia Heller

Self

Eliezer Duvdevani

Eliezer Duvdevani

Self

Avner Giladi

Avner Giladi

Self

Ilan Pappe

Ilan Pappe

Self

Yoav Gelber

Yoav Gelber

Self

Yossi ben Artzi

Yossi ben Artzi

Self

Avigdor Feldman

Avigdor Feldman

Self

Drora Pilpel

Drora Pilpel

Self

Michal Shechter

Michal Shechter

Self

Bruria Sternberg

Bruria Sternberg

Self

Gavriel Kofman

Gavriel Kofman

Self

Hend Huashi

Hend Huashi

Self

Yosef Diamant

Yosef Diamant

Self

Yaakov Haleli

Yaakov Haleli

Self

Musstafa Masre

Musstafa Masre

Self

Hillel Cohen

Hillel Cohen

Self

Shay Hazkani

Shay Hazkani

Self

Adam Raz

Adam Raz

Self

Fouad Hassdeya

Fouad Hassdeya

Self

Ronen Saraf

Ronen Saraf

Self

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