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Death in the Terminal
On October 18, 2015, a terrorist armed with a gun and a knife entered Beersheba’s bus terminal. Within 18 minutes, Omri Levy, a soldier, was killed, and Abtum Zarhum, an Eritrean asylum seeker, was lynched after being mistaken for a terrorist. This film presents a tense, minute-by-minute, Rashomon-style account of that tragic day. It tells the story of people caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, who experienced panic and fear. Their testimonies are incorporated into security camera footage to present a surprising and complex picture that dismantles the concept of “lynch”, and challenges our ability to judge what happened during those fateful moments.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary Award (mid-length) - IDFA, the Netherlands, 2016; Best Israeli Film at Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2016; Best Original Music at Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2016; The Director Award of Fedeora, the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean at Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2016
Director: Tali Shemesh, Asaf Sudry
Producer: Asaf Sudry, Tali Shemesh
Cinematographer: Asaf Sudry
Editor: Daniel Sivan
Soundtrack Editor: Yosi Appelbaum
Original Soundtrack: Tomer Yosef, Tom Darom
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, yes docu
Script: Tali Shemesh, Asaf Sudry
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מוות בבאר-שבע
Category: Human Rights / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: Lynch terrorist attack murder evidence suspicious
On October 18, 2015, a terrorist armed with a gun and a knife entered Beersheba’s bus terminal. Within 18 minutes, Omri Levy, a soldier, was killed, and Abtum Zarhum, an Eritrean asylum seeker, was lynched after being mistaken for a terrorist. This film presents a tense, minute-by-minute, Rashomon-style account of that tragic day. It tells the story of people caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, who experienced panic and fear. Their testimonies are incorporated into security camera footage to present a surprising and complex picture that dismantles the concept of “lynch”, and challenges our ability to judge what happened during those fateful moments.
Festivals and Awards:
Best Documentary Award (mid-length) - IDFA, the Netherlands, 2016; Best Israeli Film at Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2016; Best Original Music at Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2016; The Director Award of Fedeora, the Federation of Film Critics of Europe and the Mediterranean at Docaviv Film Festival, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2016
Director: Tali Shemesh, Asaf Sudry
Producer: Asaf Sudry, Tali Shemesh
Cinematographer: Asaf Sudry
Editor: Daniel Sivan
Soundtrack Editor: Yosi Appelbaum
Original Soundtrack: Tomer Yosef, Tom Darom
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, yes docu
Script: Tali Shemesh, Asaf Sudry
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: מוות בבאר-שבע
Category: Human Rights / Israeli Society / Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Tag Words: Lynch terrorist attack murder evidence suspicious