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A Letter to David

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Filmmaker Tom Shoval and producer Nancy Spielberg craft a personal cinematic letter to David Cunio, who was abducted by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and has been held hostage in Gaza. Ten years ago, David and his twin brother Eitan starred in Shoval’s award-winning debut feature film Youth (Berlinale 2013), which focused on the powerful bond between brothers and, in a tragic and unimaginable twist of fate, revolved around a kidnapping. Through unedited behind-the-scenes footage and audition tapes from Youth, Shoval builds a multi-layered documentary that explores the inexplicable connections between life and cinema, memory and reality, and the catastrophic consequences of war.



  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    74 minutes
  • Language
    English, Hebrew
  • Country
    Israel, United States
  • Subtitle Language
    English
  • Director
    Tom Shoval
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