The Stronghold

Director Lior Chefetz ● 113 min ● Israel ● 2024 ● Hebrew with English subtitles ● Historical Narrative Feature ● Not rated. • Contains violence and themes that may be distressing to some viewers

Followed by a conversation with featured actor Michael Aloni (Shtisel, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem).

Sinai Desert, Yom Kippur War, 1973. In a remote outpost, a company of Israeli soldiers are overwhelmed by a sudden Egyptian onslaught. After a week of ceaseless assaults, the survivors face imminent doom. With lives hanging by a thread, a young lieutenant and an army doctor confront a soul-shattering choice: a desperate last stand or a perilous gamble that could betray everything they stand for.

This film contains violence and themes that may be distressing to some viewers.

Presented as part of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, and Community Partners’ 15th Annual Israel Today Series.

The Virginia Festival of Jewish Film is presented by the Alma & Howard Laderberg Restricted Fund of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation and funded in part by the citizens of Virginia Beach through a grant from the City of Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission.