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Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story is a 2012 American documentary film written by Jonathan Gruber, who co-directed the film with Ari Daniel Pinchot. The film documents the life and death of IDF officer Yonatan “Yoni” Netanyahu, a member of Sayeret Matkal and the elder brother of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The film uses Yoni's writings, interviews, and archival footage to detail Yoni's personal life and achievements, culminating in his sacrifice during Operation Entebbe. Yoni's writings are read by New Zealand actor Marton Csokas.
Interviewees
Yiftach R. Atir - a member of Yoni's unit; author of The English Teacher, which inspired the 2019 film The Operative
Shay Avital - a member of Yoni's unit; later Commander of Sayeret Matkal and head of the Depth Corps
Omer Bar-Lev - a member of Yoni's unit; former Israeli Minister of Public Security
Ehud Barak - a member of Yoni's unit; 10th Prime Minister of Israel
Nava Barak - first wife of Ehud Barak and friend of Bruria Shaked-Okon
Elisha Barmeir - Israeli radiologist and childhood friend of Yoni
Avigdor Ben-Gal - former IDF General
Tirza Goodman - Yoni's wife and mother of their miscarried daughter
Amos Goren - a member of Yoni's unit
Dani Litani - childhood friend of Yoni
Avi Weiss Livne - a member of Yon's unit
Chani Maayan - childhood friend of Yoni
Benzion Netanyahu - father of Yoni Netanyahu, as well as Benjamin and Iddo; an Israeli encyclopedist, historian, and medievalist
Benjamin Netanyahu - Yoni's younger brother and 9th Prime Minister of Israel
Daphne Netanyahu - Yoni's sister-in-law and wife of Iddo Netanyahu
Iddo Netanyahu - younger brother of Yoni and Benjamin and husband of Daphna Netanyahu; a physician, author, and playwright
Shimon Peres - former Israeli Minister of Defense; the 8th Prime Minister and 9th President of Israel
Shlomi Reisman - a member of Yoni's unit; a retired Lt. Col in the IDF
Gideon Remez - a member of Paratroopers Battalion 890; an Israeli analyst and journalist
Bruria Shaked-Okon - Yoni's girlfriend of two years at the time of his death
Dani Vesely - a friend of Yoni and Bruria
Matan Vilnai - former Commander of paratroopers (and later a Major General) for the IDF
Giora Zorea - the commander of Yoni's unit during the Yom Kippur War
Production
Release
The film had a limited release on May 18, 2012, followed by a wider release on October 4, 2012. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a score of 50%, based on reviews from 14 critics.
References
External links
Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story at IMDb
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Yonatan Netanyahu
- Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story
- Gruber
- Marton Csokas
- Jonathan Gruber (filmmaker)
- Jonathan Gruber
- Benjamin Netanyahu
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- Israel–United States relations
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