• Archive - Festival 33
  • Director: Itzik Lerner
  • Israel 2017
  • 90 minutes
  • Hebrew, Arabic
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Megiddo is the largest security prison in the world, a microcosm of the painful experience of the two nations.

The fates of Benny, the tough prison commander, and Abdal Basat, the leader of Hamas, are intertwined in one another, depending on common or conflicting interests, all in order to fulfill the yearnings they have, each to his own "freedom". Their opposing world views lead to a constant struggle while each one strives for a way to survive the prison routine.


  • Director Itzik Lerner
  • Production Itzik Lerner
  • Script Itzik lerner, Oron Adar
  • Cinematography Omri Tkoa, Danor Glazer
  • Editing Victor Turkia, Itzik Lerner
  • Music DJE
  • Sound Design Yontan Mulian
  • Source Itzik lerner Films, Gan Yavne

Itzik Lerner

Filmography: God's Messengers (2014), Exodus: The True Story (2009), Ken HaMefakedet (2009), Liar is the One who is Happy (2000).