If you liked Fauda, then you will surely like the
new Israeli TV series, When Heroes Fly (Bishvila
Giborim Afim), directed by Omri Givon, based on a novel by Amir
Guttfreund. Just like Fauda,
this is a complex and gripping thriller, with highly developed characters and
script.
Unlike Fauda, however, this is not about how the
Israelis treat the Palestinians and how the Palestinians treat the Israelis. Rather, this is about a bunch of Israeli soldiers
who served together in combat during the 2006 Second War in Lebanon. They are a
diverse group – religious and secular, Sephardi and Ashkenazi. When their commander gets badly wounded and
they are overrun by a large contingent of Hezbollah fighters, they are forced
to leave him behind on the battlefield.
One of them is badly affected by this incident and, as a result, he
pushes his girlfriend away, and she runs off to Colombia, where she is
apparently killed in a terrible road accident.
Years later, there seems to be a doubt as to her death. Is it possible that she is still alive and
well in Colombia? Four friends, putting
aside their old resentments and terrible memories, set off to try to find her.
When Heroes Fly is very well-made, moves back and
forth in time, providing context and memory, and there is stunning photography in
the jungle of Colombia. It is a 2018
Israeli TV series made by Keshet, 10 episodes in Hebrew and Spanish with
English subtitles. I just finished binge
watching the series and I highly recommend it!
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