Trailer
Year
2024
Length
90 min
Director
Jens Strohschnieder, Duki Dror, Mathias Marx
Hurt People Hurt People – October 7 and its Aftermath
The film “Hurt People Hurt People – October 7 and its Aftermath” traces the events of the Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza. It asks whether the historic traumas of Israelis and Palestinians can explain the atrocities and lack of empathy on both sides today.
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists launch an attack on Israel, killing civilians and taking hostages. It is the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust. In shock, Israel retaliated with a full-scale war aimed at destroying Hamas. However, by waging war in Gaza, Israel triggers a deep Palestinian trauma—the expulsion of 1948. The film explores why the cycle of violence in the Middle East persists, using trauma therapy to uncover the roots of the conflict. Leading trauma experts from around the world attempt to explain the unexplainable. Is there any hope for breaking the cycle?
Credits
A FILM BY
Jens Strohschnieder
Duki Dror
Mathias Marx
CAMERA
Yan Finkelberg
Hanna Abu Saada
Iyad Alasttal
Alex Foster
SOUND
Yosef Bar
Issa Qumsyah
Erez Levi
Robert Kurz
EDITING
Richard Fuchs
Dima Kider
ARCHIVE PRODUCER
Ali Adi
Florian Tropp
RESEARCH
Ilan Sheizaf
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER
Yinnon Miles
Liat Kamai
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Lena Marie Reimers
PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Christina Münster, beetz brothers
Katharina Krohmann, ZDF/ARTE
POST-PRODUCTION PRODUCER
Alexander Steyer
SOUND MIXING
Sascha Prangen
COLOR GRADING
Biggi Klier
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Sebastian Stuertz
PRODUCER
Eva Fouquet
Nele Thumser
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Reinhardt Beetz
Duki Dror
COMMISSIONING EDITORS
Tim Klimeš (DW)
Frederic Ulferts (ZDF/ARTE)
A PRODUCTION OF
Beetz brothers
Zygote Films
IN CO-PRODUCTION WITH
ZDF
IN COOPERATION WITH
ARTE & Deutsche Welle
© 2024 ZDF / beetz brothers
Sales & distribution
- Press kit
- Press photos
