# Holding Liat (2025)

> A family’s desperate campaign to secure the release of two kibbutz captives becomes an intimate portrait of identity, grief, and political uncertainty.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7400862

## Facts

- Runtime: 97 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Brandon Kramer
- Cast: Yehuda Beinin, Chaya Beinin, Tal Beinin, Joel Beinin, Liat Beinin Atzili, Aviv Atzili, Mitch McConnell, Ron Wyden
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35439895/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: harrowing, intimate, serious, reflective viewing, social justice programming

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