As part of the investigation into bribery and fraud allegations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli police recorded thousands of hours of interrogation footage from 2016 to 2018.
Insiders, including investigative journalist Raviv Drucker, believe that the 2018–2022 Israeli political crisis was a direct result of Netanyahu's efforts to avoid prosecution.
Household workers at Beit Aghion state that Sara created a hostile work environment, with a former housekeeper claiming that she expected the same level of luxury as the White House.
To maintain his political power, he begins to appeal to the far-right and religious factions, later appointing ultra-nationalists Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir to his cabinet.
In January 2023, Netanyahu promotes a judicial reform plan to limit the power of the Supreme Court, sparking nine months of widespread protests across Israel.
Insiders state that Netanyahu backed the reform plan in an attempt to block his trial, willingly destabilizing and undermining the security of the country in order to evade a jail sentence.
Insiders believe that the anti-Arab far-right has an incentive to prolong the Israel–Hamas war in order to achieve their goals in Gaza and Southern Lebanon, rather than prioritizing the hostage crisis and reaching a ceasefire.
[1][7] Bloom noted that she interviewed many individuals, including former chiefs of staff, heads of Shin Bet, and other senior officials, who were willing to speak with her about Netanyahu, but only off the record.
[13] However, in October 2024, it was acquired for distribution by September Film in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg; Dulac Distribution [fr] in France; Against Gravity [pl] in Poland; Filmin in Spain; Dogwoof in the United Kingdom; Madman Entertainment in Australia and New Zealand; PT Falcon in Indonesia; and Teleview in the Middle East and Turkey.
[25][26] On September 17, 2024, lawyers representing Netanyahu petitioned Israel's Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, and Police Commissioner, Daniel Levy [he], to open an investigation into Drucker.
He further wrote, "This connection is almost intuitive for Israelis who oppose Netanyahu and protest against him and his government, but it's not obvious, or sometimes even known, to international audiences, including Jewish ones.
"[31] Upon the film's official premiere at Doc NYC, Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter called it "a revealing look at the machinations of power" that "paints a damning portrait of arrogance."
In addition to the "juicy" interrogation footage of Sara and Yair Netanyahu, Scheck noted the film's inclusion of "incisive and frequently damning commentary" from Nir Hefetz, Ehud Olmert, and Ami Ayalon.
He called the testimony of Gili Schwartz, a survivor of the Be'eri massacre, "moving" and "a welcome positive note from a film in which there's plenty of ugliness on display.
"[33] Tara Brady of The Irish Times also rated the film four stars out of five, calling it a "scathing portrait of Binyamin Netanyahu's alleged history of backhanders.
"[34] Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times wrote that the film "takes a thorough, methodical approach to laying out the case against Netanyahu, even if few of its arguments are new."