Filmmaker Eyal Datz to Create Documentary on Flydubai Terror Attempt
Translated & summarized from Mako by baba
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- Filmmaker Eyal Datz is creating a documentary about a Flydubai flight terror attempt.
- Datz was a passenger on the flight with his father, Yaakov.
- The film will explore the co-pilot's alleged attempt to crash the plane.
- Datz views the documentary as a form of therapy.
- His father described the intense fear and belief they were going to die.
Documentary filmmaker Eyal Datz, who was aboard a Flydubai flight during an attempted terror incident, is now producing a film about the event for Kan 11. Datz was traveling with his father, Yaakov, when the co-pilot allegedly attempted to crash the plane. The filmmaker, known for works like "I Will Hide My Face" and "Ten Days in October," experienced the terrifying moments firsthand as a passenger.
Datz described the project as "the best therapy" for him and expressed hope that he can convey the "beautiful and rare Israeli moment that was created there" to viewers. He was quoted by N12 saying, "I hope I succeed in conveying to the viewers this beautiful and rare Israeli moment that was created there."
His father, Yaakov, recounted the harrowing experience in an interview with Ononews, recalling how his son immediately identified the situation as a potential attack. "My son immediately told me: 'This is an attack' and I understood we were going to die," Yaakov said. He described the intense fear as the plane began to descend, telling his son, "Goodbye, Eyal. We are crashing and saying goodbye." Yaakov added, "There is anxiety like no other, the Hebrew language is simply not built to describe such fear. You simply know you are going to die."
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