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We Will Dance Again is a 2024 documentary film written and directed by Yariv Mozer. It focuses massacre at the Nova Festival and abductions to the Gaza Strip during Hamas-led attack on Israel, on 7 October 2023. It is an international co-production between the United States (Paramount+), the United Kingdom (BBC) and Israel (Hot).

Synopsis

The film reconstructs the October 7 attack through a series of interviews with survivors of the massacre at the Nova Festival. Phone videos and footage taken by Hamas is also used to create a timeline of the massacre. Hersh Goldberg-Polin's struggle to survive is also told in the film.

Release

In the United States, the film was released by streamer Paramount+ on 24 September 2024.In Israel, the film premiered the next day on 25 September on Hot 8.

In the United Kingdom, the film was broadcast on BBC Two on 26 September 2024, before becoming available for streaming on iPlayer.

The film has also been broadcast in other territories, such as Australia, where it became available for streaming through the Nine Network. The film premiered in Germany on 2 October on the RTL network.

Reception

Rachel Aroesti gave the film 4 out of 5 stars in her review for The Guardian. Aroesti wrote: "the documentary’s focus is very clear: it tells the story of these Israeli citizens – utterly defenceless in the face of Hamas’ indiscriminate onslaught – and it does so unflinchingly, exhaustively and movingly."

Ben Kenigsberg reviewed film positively in his New York Times review, praising the lucidity of the interviews and concluding that "if the shock of that day’s violence has faded after a year, “We Will Dance Again” aims to keep it visible, and to memorialize it viscerally."

Ricardo de Querol wrote about the film for El País in Spain: "It is not an easy experience to endure, nor advisable for sensitive people, but as a historical and journalistic document, it is very valuable."

American actor and director, Sean Penn has spoken in favor of the film: "We bandy about the term ‘must-see film,’ and yet rarely do films live up to that in any literal sense. As heartbreaking as it is revelatory, ‘We Will Dance Again’ is truly a must-see film in our time,".

References

1. ^ Paramount+ Sets Premiere for ‘We Will Dance Again’ Documentary About Oct. 7 Hamas Terrorist Attack The Hollywood Reporter. 5 September 2024
2. Supernova music festival documentary debuts on TV The Jerusalem Post. 25 September 2024
3. Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again BBC. Retrieved on 24 December 2024
4. When terror stole their freedom The Australian Jewish News. 26 September 2024
5. Australia’s Nine Network Latest To Buy Israeli Doc ‘We Will Dance Again’ Deadline. 6 August 2024
6. RTL Picks Up We Will Dance Again Documentary World Screen. 12 September 2024
7. Surviving October 7th: We Will Dance Again review – an unflinching, moving account of Hamas’ attack The Guardian. 27 September 2024
8. ‘We Will Dance Again’ Review: Remembering Oct. 7 The New York Times. 24 September 2024
9. La película del ataque de Hamás al festival Nova es difícil de soportar. Todo es real El País. 10 October 2024
10. Industry Heavyweights Aim to Drive Oscar FYC Buzz for ‘We Will Dance Again’ Nova Music Festival Documentary Variety. 7 December 2024

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• 2023 Hamas attack on Israel
• 2020s war films
• Documentary films about terrorism
• Israeli documentary films
• 2024 documentary films
• American documentary films
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• Documentary films about music festivals
• 2020s American films
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