“Emotionally rich, politically thought-provoking… intimate, empathetic… This timely film should find receptive audiences everywhere, and help bring nuance and understanding to a continuing crisis. This profoundly revealing documentary is structured and edited in such a way as to emphasise narrative clarity and the emotional content of its family portraiture.”
Jonathan Romney - Screen International (UK)

“Politically potent and emotionally gripping… a lucid portrait… Brandon Kramer does an impressive job revealing the personal and geopolitical aspects of a heartbreaking true story…Kramer’s movie certainly merits attention."
Jordan Mintzer - The Hollywood Reporter (US)

“Moving… it shows the possibility of remaining human.”
Robert Ide - Die Tagesspiegel (Germany)

“Compelling - cast a very illuminating light on the last year and what it means.”
Jonathan Romney - Screen International (UK)

“A successful cinematic examination of the events of October 7.”
Andreas Fanizadeh - Die Tageszeitung (Germany)

“The film... writes itself into history.”
Marlene Knobloch - Die Zeit (Germany)

“Kramer's film succeeds where other documentaries made after October 7th have been less successful — it walks the fine line between very complex psychological and political positions… Its human statement is almost incomprehensible in its nobility but also in its simplicity…”
Shani Litman - Haaretz (Israel)

“[A] powerful and moving film… Intimate and unobtrusive style.”
Shmulik Duvdevani - YNet (Israel)

“Thrilling… condenses the anguish of waiting.”
Rodrigo Fonseca - Correio da Manhã (Brazil)

“A very nuanced work…”
Olivier Thibodeau - Panorama-Cinéma (Canada)

“Holding Liat demonstrates good taste and… shows us that [Kramer] is not here to conduct a sensationalist investigation or reconstruct facts… A film with a very accessible style, which even has its touches of humor.”
Gregory Coutaut - Le Polyester (France)

“Well-made… gripping.”
Aleksander Huser - Rushprint (Norway)