Producer/Director: Avi Bohbot
Writers: Aviad Segal, Avi Bohbot
Running Time: 90 min
Languages: Enlgish, Hebrew
Source: Chaos Films Ltd.
Production Status: Development, fund raising
Krav Maga was established by Jews in the middle of the twentieth through their need to survive; a fighting style born of the appalling genocide of European Jewry and the battlefields of newborn Israel. Nowadays Krav Maga is taught in every major city throughout the globe. There are hundreds of thousands of both Jews and non-Jews learning it. This film is the first to tell the thrilling and remarkable story of the Israeli-made martial-method – Krav Maga.
The Film will be a 90 minute full length feature intended for wide theatrical and television release all around the globe, including internet, VOD and DVD for private sale under the responsibility of a major distributor.
The movie will reveal the fascinating story of Imi Lictinfeld, a holocaust survivor. He came to Israel as an immigrant and trained the Palmach, the elite fighting force of the Hagana during the British Mandate of the 1940’s. After Israel gained its independence, he continued to train the subsequent Israeli Defense Force. He was mentor to Eli Avikzar. who was living on the streets of Netanya before Imi discovered him. Together, they both became leading figures of Krav Maga, with Imi as founder and Eli as the first Krav Maga black belt.
This story will bring people together. We want to reveal the new image of the Israeli warrior and its many complex layers to large audiences for the very first time, in the most spectacular way possible.
We will use various and new post production technologies such as animation to emphasize the action and drama of this film, making it thrilling documentary as well as an informative one. This will give an exciting yet insightful perspective on what makes Krav Maga the efficient and much used martial art that it is today.
Each copy of the DVD that will be released will also contain a video guide of the basic Krave Maga drills, allowing people to understand the methodology behind the Krav Maga as well as obtain basic tools for self-defense.
There will be various language versions of the film produced for major markets.