Follow Me: The Jonathan Netanyahu Story

About The Film

This poignant biography looks at modern-day hero Yonatan Netanyahu, an elite army commando killed in Operation Entebbe and brother of current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Shuttling among milestones of his short but fascinating life, the film draws on the soldier’s own prophetic writings that reveal deep-rooted introspection, human frailty and heartfelt passions. The journey comes to a fateful crossroads in July 1976 as Netanyahu leads an audacious raid to rescue Israeli hostages from a hijacked flight at Uganda’s Entebbe Airport. Newly revealed archival materials and interviews with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Yoni’s ex-wife Tuti Goodman, feature prominently. FOLLOW ME: THE JONATHAN NETANYAHU STORY is the collaboration of director Jonathan Gruber (Jewish Soldiers in Blue & Gray, 2011 AJFF) and producer Ari Daniel Pinchot (Paper Clips, 2004 AJFF).