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Holding Liat

6.6(5)20251h 37m1

Liat Atzili was kidnapped from her kibbutz on October 7. What begins as a chronicle of her parents, sister, and children's efforts to secure her return, becomes a portrait of conflicting impulses towards anger, indifference, and compassion straining the bonds of one grieving family.

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Released
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Language
Hebrew
  • palestine
  • documentary
  • hostages
  • october 7 attacks
  • hamas

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTribeca Festival9 Jun 2025
    • PremiereChicago International Film Festival16 Oct 2025
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1512 Sept 2025
    • Digital / OTT30 Sept 2025
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival13 Aug 2025
    • PremiereThe Jewish International Film Festival6 Nov 2025
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival23 Oct 2025
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereDeauville American Film Festival6 Sept 2025
    • Theatrical1 Apr 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereBerlin International Film Festival16 Feb 2025
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong International Film Festival16 Apr 2025
  • IsraelIL

    • PremiereDocaviv 2025 Festival24 May 2025
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereRome Film Fest20 Oct 2025

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Holding Liat was released on 12 September 2025.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    2/15/2026

    7/10

    There are so many documentaries about the broader political philosophies and the generations and centuries of hate and mistrust that have built up in the Middle East for aeons, but there are remarkably few that distill the issues down to the human factors that really matter. This is one. It tells us the story of Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv who were taken from their home by Hamas in order to be used as hostages. …

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