Cookies For Life

Israel | 2024 | 54 min. | Hebrew, Arabic | English and Hebrew Subs | Hybrid

The story of the hostage Rachel Edri of Ofakim. For 20 hours, Rachel and her husband David were held hostage by five Hamas terrorists, and thanks to Rachel's cunning, resourcefulness, sense of humor and improvisation skills - they managed to survive. The film includes dramatic reenactments of the events in the house, which has been recreated as an exact replica of the house in Ofakim, with the real Rachel acting as "director" of the scenes. In addition, the film will include exclusive private and police archival materials.

Production: Erez Ben Harush, Aviram Avraham
Script: Zohar Wagner
Cinematography: Itzik Portal, Yair Fridman, Uriel Sinai, Avner Shahaf.
Editing: Shauli Melamed
Sound Design: Nin Hazan
Original Score: Ofir Leibovich
Supporting Funds: The Yehoshua Rabinovich Foundation for the Arts, Gesher Film Fund