Army Documentaries

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Army Documentaries
  • Touching the Sky

    Female Israeli soldiers have had the right to apply to flight school for over twenty years. But only few have earned their wings, with the issue of gender still a major topic for cadets, officers and within society at large. We follow the young women who made it to the IAF’s most exclusive progra...

  • A General's Story

    A man who lost his identity until he became a "village fool" was forced to become a sober and responsible father as he approached his son's bar mitzvah. But reality slaps everyone again, in a sensitive and moving documentary. Michael has been walking around the streets of a champion in the street...

  • To Be Like Avi

    The coming-of-age story of three friends - refugees who fled Africa and left their families behind, learn today in Israel and dream of following Avi: the only refugee who obtained Israeli citizenship and joined the IDF.

    Year: 2012
    Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
    Director: Inbal Sprinzak Goel...

  • My Terrorist

    — "My Terrorist" is the first in a trilogy of films by Yulie Cohen —

    This is a story of a girl who dreamt of being an officer in the IDF, who was a great patriot and who was shot and wounded in a 1978 terrorist attack on an El Al flight crew in London. Now a grown woman with daughters of her own...

  • Eizenkot

    On January 15, 2019, Gadi Eizenkot completed four years as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces and 40 years of service in the IDF.

    Year: 2019
    Language: Hebrew, English subtitles
    Director: Yariv Mozer
    Writer: Yariv Mozer

  • The Ceremony

    At 80 years of age, Colonel David Rokni is preparing to command a national ceremony for Israel's Independence Day. Just like in each of the last 30 years, he goes through an arduous series of training, routine formation, and foot drills for the traditional military parade, a job no other person i...

  • Six Day War Project

    Get a play-by-play of the incredible Six Day War in 1967, including the ins and outs of Israel’s strategy, leadership, and impressive military feats. But more than that, it opens the door to important questions and issues that Israel faced in the aftermath of the war, and still does to this day.
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  • Our Struggle

    Through the microcosm of one family’s history, "Our Struggle" offers a unique glimpse into the past, present, and future of the State of Israel, a continuum that is closely intertwined with our own past, and at the same time reflects the current areas of conflict between the societies, cultures, ...

  • When the Smoke Clears

    Follow the true stories of young Israeli soldiers whose injuries leave them fighting for the strength to live. Making breakthroughs and finding meaning by reaching out to those in need, they discover that what didn’t kill them really did make them stronger.

    This program may contain strong langua...

  • Live or Die in Entebbe

    Operation Entebbe, hailed as the most brilliant rescue operation in recent history — and Israel's greatest mythological raid — is the Mimouni family's greatest tragedy.

    This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

    Year: 2012
    Language: Hebrew, ...

  • To See If I'm Smiling

    Six Israeli women give a personal account about their life in the Israeli army — a female point of view on the drama of an unending war, and on the moral challenges soldiers face during encounters with the Palestinian population.

    This program may contain strong language, nudity, and/or violence....