This sounds like it’s worth seeing, it really is an incredible story. To Die In Jerusalem, a powerful documentary by young Israeli filmmaker, Hilla Medalia, debuts in competition at the Hamptons International Film Festival on October 18 and October 20. The documentary recounts the heart-wrenching story of two teenage girls – 17-year-old Israeli student Rachel Levy, and her killer, 18-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber Ayat al-Akhras — who died together in a Jerusalem market in 2002. The horrific incident ignited international outrage and set in motion one mother’s journey to meet the mother of her daughter’s killer. More than four years later, they finally met in an emotionally charged encounter that underscores the deep roots of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
Film debuts on HBO on November 1.
