Stay Forte (2025)
- Original title
- תהיה חזק
- Directed by
- Doron Eran
- Genre
- war drama
- Country
- Israel
- Rated
- 14
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film follows three Israeli men who are abducted during the October 7 attacks and taken hostage in Gaza. Based on true events, it portrays their captivity and eventual death by friendly fire.
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What happens
Stay Forte (Hebrew: תהיה חזק) is a 2025 Israeli drama film directed by Doron Eran. It deals with the Gaza war hostage crisis and is based on the stories of Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka. The three Israeli men were abducted to the Gaza Strip amid the 7 October attacks and later killed in friendly fire on 16 December 2023. The film stars Shahar Tavoch, Tomer Machloof, Wael Hamdun as well as American actors Judd Hirsch and Selma Blair. It is among the first feature films to deal with the events of the Gaza war. The film premiered at the Tel Aviv Cinematheque in Tel Aviv on 16 November 2025, followed by a nationwide theatrical release on 20 November 2025. It will be released theatrically in the United States in March 2026, preceded by a gala premiere in Los Angeles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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