The Killing Roads will be available free of charge, on social media platforms (unless removed) and on www.thekillingroads.com.
By Shula Rosen
On October 1st, Israeli-Canadian filmmaker Igal Hecht will release The Killing Roads, a film that explores the experiences of those affected by Hamas’s invasion of Israel on October 7th.
The film will be released for free on social media to spread awareness about the massacre a year onward and to tell the stories of victims.
During an interview with Magazine, Hecht said the film described “The harrowing experiences of victims, survivors, and first responders during the brutal terrorist attacks orchestrated by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorists on October 7th.”
Born in Ashkelon, Hecht’s family moved to Canada when he was 11 years old. Now, the 47-year-old filmmaker has taken what he calls “an unconventional approach” in his decision to take viewers to the exact locations where the atrocities happened.
Hecht told Magazine, “The entire documentary is filmed along Route 232 [the road connecting the Gaza border kibbutzim] and [Highway] 34 [which runs from Yad Mordechai southward to Netivot via Sderot], and every piece of archival footage ties directly to those roads.”
He continued, “We documented the massacre from 6:30 a.m. onward, capturing the devastation, the wreckage, and the sheer horror as it unfolded.”
Throughout the film, “Survivors, victims’ families, and EMTs speak from the exact spots where the atrocities occurred.”
Hecht the footage featured in his film, “One of the survivors, Daniella, filmed herself for six agonizing hours while trapped in her car, under fire. Her footage is haunting, pulling viewers into her world, as if you’re there with her – hearing the explosions, seeing only what she sees – absolute terror.”
In addition, Hecht says the film includes never-before-seen footage, such as scenes from the Be’eri bomb shelter and the carnage left on the roads.
“My hope is that viewers grasp the core of this story: On Oct. 7, 6,000 Palestinian terrorists, civilians included, woke up in Gaza with one goal – to murder, burn, and rape as many Jews as possible. That’s the central fact. No Israeli was looking to enter Gaza before the 7th. Israel had left Gaza. But thousands of Palestinians crossed into Israel that day with a singular, savage intent: to slaughter civilians simply because they were Jewish.”
The Killing Roads will be available free of charge, on social media platforms (unless removed) and on www.thekillingroads.com.