The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 13, 2008

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

Talkback Thames

Cast

Stephen Dillane,Kerry Fox,Mark Bazeley,Jodie Whittaker,Harry Treadaway,Matthew McNulty,Gus Lewis,Ziad Bakri,Amr Waked,Kika Markhamand 25 more

Director

Rowan Joffé

Writer

Simon Block

Producer

Charles Furneaux,Barney Reisz

Cinematography

Ryszard Lenczewski

Music

Martin Phipps

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1145529