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Our Boys (TV Series)

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Original title: Our Boys (TV Series)
Year: 2019
Running time: 60 min.
Country: United States
Director: Noah Stollman (Creator), Joseph Cedar, Tawfik Abu Wael
Screenwriter: Tawfik Abu Wael, Joseph Cedar, Hagai Levi, Noah Stollman
Music: Ishai Adar
Cinematography: Yaron Scharf
Cast: Shlomi Elkabetz, Adam Gabay, Jony Arbid, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Aloni, Doron Ben-David, Noa Koler, Ram Masarweh, Ruba Blal, Yakov Cohen
Producer: Co-production United States-Israel; Keshet Studios. Distributed by HBO
Genre: TV Series. Thriller. Drama | Based On A True Story. Arab-Israeli conflict. Abduction / Disappearance. Terrorism
Synopsis / Plot: 10 episodes. Based on the true events which led to the outbreak of war in Gaza 2014. The series depicts the weeks-long search for Gil-ad Shaar, Eyal Yifrach and Naftali Fraenkel, who were kidnapped by a Hamas cell in the West Bank, dramatically raised tensions in the lead-up to the 2014 Gaza war.

Premiere: August 12 on HBO.

Critics' reviews

"Stylistically, it's simultaneously beautifully crafted and painfully sluggish (...) 'Our Boys' superb performances may be one key reason to push through this tough-to-watch series."

Robyn Bahr: The Hollywood Reporter
"Arbid is a formidable presence (...) A work of distinguished writing, fearless in its sophistication, unfailing in its powers."

Dorothy Rabinowitz: The Wall Street Journal
"'Our Boys' depicts each culture with empathy and specificity (...) You’ll be rewarded with a timely argument that an eye for an eye isn’t always justice."

Judy Berman: Time
"[It] is paced with a punishing slowness, but rewards with tough insights into politics and hate."

Daniel D'Addario: Variety
"There’s so much at stake and yet 'Our Boys' doesn’t have an urgency (...) You can too easily imagine 'Our Boys' leaving a deeper impression by being half the episode length, or cut into a two-hour movie."

Nick Allen: rogerebert.com
"[It] puts faces on a conflict often seen -- especially in the U.S. -- from a distant aerial view, bringing the loss, pain and senseless circle of violence achingly home."

Brian Lowry: CNN

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