Closed Circuit

<p><img alt="Laurel icon denoting the film is in competition for a Jury Prize." border="0" src="https://data.ajff.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/laurel_2023_JuryPrize_01.png" style="width:20%; max-width:20%; margin-left:10px; float:right;" />In this pulse-pounding deconstruction of a terrorist attack, raw security camera footage and gripping eyewitness testimonies chronicle the deadly June 2016 Sarona Market shooting in Tel Aviv. Two Palestinian gunmen, dressed in suits, fired on shocked diners at the upscale food hall, leaving four dead, scores injured, and lives forever traumatized. In the hellish chaos, a girl escapes but loses her father; a family’s Ramadan meal is shattered; Arab and Jewish restaurant workers seek shelter; a cop unwittingly harbors a fleeing terrorist; and a courageous patron fights back. An inconceivable scenario is confronted with unnerving intensity, prompting audiences to speculate: in the face of death, what would I do?</p>