Holding Liat(2026)

1h 37m
- Documentary
- Drama

Release Date: Jan 9, 2026 | Limited

After Liat Beinin Atzili is kidnapped on October 7th, her Israeli-American family faces their own conflicting perspectives to fight for her release and the future of the places they call home.

Releases

Original Release | Jan 9, 2026

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Box Office Results

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$8,162
Total US & Canada:
$23,972
Total International
$3,054
Total Worldwide:
$27,026

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Director & Top Cast

Brandon Kramer
Director

Aviv Atzili
Self

Aya Atzili
Self

Liat Beinin Atzili
Self

Netta Atzili
Self

Ofri Atzili
Self

Chaya Beinin

Self

Joel Beinin

Self

Tal Beinin

Self

Yehuda Beinin

Self

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English,Hebrew

Summaries

Storyline

On the morning of October 7, 2023, Israeli-American Liat Atzili and her husband Aviv were at home when Hamas attacked their kibbutz. By nightfall, Liat and Aviv are captives in Gaza along with 250 other people - 12 of whom, like Liat, are American citizens. Caught between international diplomacy and a rapidly escalating war, their family must face their own uncertainty and conflicting perspectives in the pursuit of Liat and Aviv's release. This agonizing process, and the ultimate fate of their loved ones, challenges how the members of the family understand themselves and their place in the conflict. Through the intimate lens of a family's experience, HOLDING LIAT poses complex questions of identity across generations, as the family is thrust into the epicenter of a global conflict rapidly unfolding in real-time. An independent production of Protozoa (BLACK SWAN) and Meridian Hill Pictures (THE FIRST STEP). — Meridian Hill Pictures

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Fun Facts

The film opens exclusively at NYC’s Film Forum on January 9, 2026; no other U.S. screen is booked until AFI Silver (Feb 6) and Laemmle Glendale (Jan 16)—so Manhattan gets a seven-day monopoly on the first-run print.