DEATH IN A TERMINAL

Synopsis

On October 18, 2015, a terrorist armed with a gun and a knife entered Beersheba’s bus terminal. Within 18 minutes, Omri Levy, a soldier, was killed, and Abtum Zarhum, an Eritrean asylum seeker, was lynched after being mistaken for a terrorist. This film presents a tense, minute-by-minute, Rashomon-style account of that tragic day. It tells the story of people caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, who experienced panic and fear, and challenges our ability to judge what happened during those fateful moments.

Director Biography

Tali Shemesh was born in 1969 in Jerusalem. As a director and writer, she is known for Lihyot Malka (To Be a Queen) (1994) Leil Klulot (Wedding Night) (1994), and The Cemetery Club (2006).

Asaf Sudry has worked as a cinematographer in various projects. He co-directed the feature documentary Strike Action (2005) and directed The Prisoner (2009).