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The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall

The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall

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2008
1h 30m
6.1(9 votes)
Drama
TV Movie
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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.

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35 members
Acting

Stephen Dillane

Anthony Hurndall

Stephen Dillane
Acting

Kerry Fox

Jocelyn Hurndall

Kerry Fox
Acting

Mark Bazeley

Tom Fitzalan-Howard

Mark Bazeley
Acting

Jodie Whittaker

Sophie Hurndall

Jodie Whittaker
Acting

Harry Treadaway

Billy

Harry Treadaway
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Matthew McNulty

Tom Hurndall

Matthew McNulty
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Gus Lewis

Freddy

Gus Lewis
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Ziad Bakri

Taysir Hayb

Ziad Bakri
Acting

Amr Waked

Mohamed

Amr Waked
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Kika Markham

Alison

Kika Markham
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Denise Gough

Michelle

Denise Gough
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Doraid Liddawi

Taysir's Colleague 1

Doraid Liddawi
Acting

הישאם סולימאן

Taysir's Colleague 2

הישאם סולימאן
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Jackie Sawiris

Taysir's Mother

Jackie Sawiris
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Haifa Mustafa

Taysir's sister

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Shafiq Nassar

Taysir's brother

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Abdullah Shahin

Taysir's younger brother

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Sarit Vino-Elad

Nurse

Sarit Vino-Elad
Acting

Tom McKay

Rueben

Tom McKay
Acting

Ami Weinberg

Danny Carmon

Ami Weinberg
Acting

Yoram Toledano

High Ranking Soldier

Yoram Toledano
Acting

Angus Wright

Sherard-Cowper Coles

Angus Wright
Acting

Andrew Havill

Male Embassy Official

Andrew Havill
Acting

Shirli Deshe

Israeli journalist

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Michael Warshaviak

Dr. Gurman

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Suhail Dabbach

Dr. Samir

Suhail Dabbach
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Yousef Shweihat

Interpreter

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Emma Choy

Australian Reporter

Emma Choy
Acting

Bissan Mustafa

Little Boy's Mother

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Meital Michaeli

Female IDF Soldier

Meital Michaeli
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Tomer Ben David

Male IDF Soldier

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Bader Alami

Anis

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Mary Nazzal Batayneh

Laura

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Noor Taher

Palestinian Girl

Noor Taher
Acting

Iftach Ophir

Young Doctor

Iftach Ophir

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