The Attack

2012
R
1h 42m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

4.6K

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Reymonde Amsellem and Ali Suliman in The Attack (2012)

Amin Jaafari is an Israeli Palestinian surgeon, fully assimilated into Tel Aviv society. He has a loving wife, an exemplary career, and many Jewish friends. But his picture-perfect life is turned upside down when a suicide bombing in a restaurant leaves nineteen dead, and the Israeli police inform him that his wife Sihem, who also died in the explosion, was responsible. Convinced of her innocence, Amin abandons the relative security of his adopted homeland and enters the Palestinian territories in pursuit of the truth.

Once there, he finds himself in ever more dangerous places and situations. Determined, he presses on seeking answers to questions he never thought he would be asking.

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An Palestinian surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.An Palestinian surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.An Palestinian surgeon living in Tel Aviv discovers a dark secret about his wife in the aftermath of a suicide bombing.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

4.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 5 wins & 8 nominations

Trivia
According to the NY Times as of June 2013 the film has been banned or refused release in every Arab country for the crime of filming in Israel.

Soundtracks
Death Grip
(uncredited)
Written by William J. Bergman and Jeff Edwards

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6/10

Tough Subject Matter

A bit more background on the conflict and the couple's relationship would of been beneficial. Also, the Jenin massacre never happened; even left wing Wikipedia admits this 'Stories of hundreds of civilians being killed in their homes as they were demolished spread throughout international media. Subsequent investigations found no evidence to substantiate claims of a massacre, and official totals from Palestinian and Israeli sources confirmed between 52 and 54 Palestinians, mostly gunmen, and 23 IDF soldiers as having been killed in the fighting.'