(Hebrew: הסתה ) is a 2019 Israeli political thriller directed by Yaron Zilberman. The film chronicles the year leading up to the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995, focusing on the radicalization of his assassin, Yigal Amir.
: The film blends narrative scenes with actual archival footage of the era’s violent protests and political speeches to ground the story in historical reality. Accolades and Reception
Critically, the film delves deep into Amir’s personal life and his interactions with his family, peers, and the wider community. It depicts his frustrations with the peace process, which he viewed as a betrayal of Jewish land and heritage. The screenplay, co-written by Zilberman and Ron Leshem, meticulously tracks the logic Amir used to justify his actions, specifically the concept of "Din Rodef"—a traditional Jewish legal principle which he and others interpreted to justify the killing of a leader perceived as endangering the Jewish people. This internal logic provides the audience with a disturbing insight into how an educated individual can become convinced that murder is a moral necessity.
It is particularly "interesting" because it tells the story entirely from the perspective of the assassin, Yigal Amir
Incitement is a tense, psychological portrait of Yigal Amir, the law student who assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in 1995. Rather than focusing solely on the act itself, the film chronicles the year leading up to the assassination. It provides a disturbing look at the radicalization process, showing how personal frustrations, religious extremism, and a polarized political climate converged to convince Amir that the assassination was a religious imperative.
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Incitement (Hebrew: הסתה) is a 2019 Israeli psychological drama directed by Yaron Zilberman. It dramatizes the year leading up to the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on November 4, 1995, from the perspective of the killer, Yigal Amir (played with terrifying restraint by Yehuda Nahari Halevi).