Incitement

2019 | Docudrama | 123 minutes | Hebrew with English subtitles

Info

Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated on November 4, 1995 by Yigal Amir, a radical ultranationalist, during a political peace rally supporting the Oslo peace accords. Amir considered any accommodation to the Palestinians to be a betrayal of Israel. Furthermore, Amir labeled Rabin a bigger threat to Israel than the Arabs. As Amir consults with associates in his radical group and with influential rabbis, he is convinced that according to Talmudic law, Rabin must be stopped. He is also pushed by Geula, his like-minded mother. When a relationship with his longtime girlfriend Nava breaks up, Amir is ready to move ahead with his plans. Although a lawyer, Amir has learned the ways of an assassin: he’s proficient in using a semi-automatic weapon and he knows to load it with hollow-point bullets because they do the most damage. The outcome becomes a tragic page in Israeli history.

Cast

Yehuda Nahari Halevi (Yigal Amir) / Anat Ravnitzki (Geula Amir) / Daniella Ktesz (Nava)

Why Stream This Film?

What makes this film a wake-up call is that few of the people Amir interacted with, including esteemed rabbis, challenged his beliefs. Being fully aware of Amir’s intentions, these people chose to do nothing. Do they, in some way, also share the blame?

Rotten Tomatoes Score (Critics Consensus): 96%
Metacritic Score: 77

Accolades

Selected as a New York Times Critic’s Pick
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy: Winners, Best Film; Best Actor (Yehuda Nahari Halevi)
Ophir Award: Winner, Best Film
Israeli entry for the Best International Feature Films, Academy Awards