Mickey Leon

Five Israeli citizens find themselves plunged into a gripping international espionage affair overnight. These ordinary people, going about their daily business, wake up one morning to discover that they are implicated in a ruthless kidnapping operation following the disappearance of the Iranian Defence Minister while on a secret visit to Moscow. News bulletins repeatedly flash their names and passport photos on screen, linking them to video footage from the kidnapping.

Autobiographical film follows the director as he tries to recover memories of his experiences fighting in the 1982 Israel-Lebanon war. The movie's title comes from a key moment when a soldier in Folman's platoon enters a kind of fugue state, firing his gun while dancing in the street in front of a billboard of former Lebanese prime Bashir Gemavel.

Ordinary people become heroes when southern Israel comes under attack on October 7. As they struggle to survive, their stories of bravery emerge against the backdrop of chaos and danger. Inspired by true events and firsthand accounts.