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The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall
6.1 / 10• 2008• 1h 30m•NR• English
DramaTV MovieHistory
Storyline
After Tom Hurndall is shot in the head in Gaza, his parents Anthony and Jocelyn arrive in Israel wanting to know how it could have happened. They expect sympathy and cooperation from the Israeli authorities, but are instead met with an official explanation that fails to tally with any eye-witness accounts, and a wall of silence. When an Israeli army report attempts to whitewash the incident, the Hurndalls decide the only way to establish the truth is to launch their own investigation into the shooting, a process which brings them face to face with both the Open-Fire regulations of the Israeli army in Gaza, and the soldier who pulled the trigger.
Cast & Crew
Stephen Dillane
Anthony Hurndall
Lead
Kerry Fox
Jocelyn Hurndall
Mark Bazeley
Tom Fitzalan-Howard
Jodie Whittaker
Sophie Hurndall
Harry Treadaway
Billy
Matthew McNulty
Tom Hurndall
Gus Lewis
Freddy
Ziad Bakri
Taysir Hayb
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rowan Joffé's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
