The Bibi Files

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The Bibi Files is an urgent journalistic exposé based on unseen leaked footage of police interrogations of the politician as well as his wife Sara and son Yair. The film explores the corruption cases that resulted in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment on breach of trust, bribery, and fraud in 2019. Many Israelis believe that Netanyahu's attempts to delay his trial are key to understanding his current policies regarding war and the return of Israeli hostages.

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

Alexis Bloom’s riveting film — whose producers include prolific documentarist Alex Gibney — is built around leaked footage of Netanyahu, his family and associates testifying to police.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 23, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Essential viewing.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 16, 2024

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

The film’s real power is in the accumulated testimony from others about the Netanyahus’ entitlement and paranoia.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 13, 2024

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Joseph Fahim

Middle East Eye

The Bibi Files is not just an expertly made investigation of Israel's most notorious head of state: it’s a Macbeth-like fable of a man punch-drunk on blind ambition; a penetrating study of a man corrupted and empowered by his violent addiction to power.

Dec 28, 2024

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

Draws a clear line between Netanyahu’s ideas and behaviour and those of other Israelis; between the far right and the wider citizenry.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 16, 2024

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Stephen Silver

The SS Ben Hecht

The film spends most of its running time making something resembling a prosecutorial brief against the Israeli leader, one structurally similar to years of docs about his American counterpart Donald Trump.

Dec 12, 2024

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Lee R

The film does an outstanding job at building the case against one of the most despised war criminals in our modern times. Pay no attention to the hasbara bots review-bombing this film much like the genocidal Netanyahu led Israeli government gleefully does to innocent Palestinians...it's well-made and deserving of viewership.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/13/24

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Cathy S

Poor journalism. The movie did not give a balanced account. In some parts it was misleading to English speakers by choosing what to translate during interrogations.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Alexis Bloom

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Ami Ayalon

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Raviv Drucker

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Nir Hefetz

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Benjamin Netanyahu

Self

Alexis Bloom

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Synopsis

The Bibi Files is an urgent journalistic exposé based on unseen leaked footage of police interrogations of the politician as well as his wife Sara and son Yair. The film explores the corruption cases that resulted in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's indictment on breach of trust, bribery, and fraud in 2019. Many Israelis believe that Netanyahu's attempts to delay his trial are key to understanding his current policies regarding war and the return of Israeli hostages.

Director: Alexis Bloom
Producer: Alexis Bloom, Alex Gibney, Raviv Drucker, Kara Elverson, David Rahtz
Distributor: JOLT
Production Co: Jigsaw Productions, Drucker & Goren Media
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 15, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2024
Runtime: 1h 53m