Kippur

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Kippur
Directed by	Amos Gitai
Produced by	Amos Gitai Michel Propper Laurent Truchot
Written by	Amos Gitai Marie-Jose Sanselme
Starring	Liron Levo Tomer Russo Uri Klauzner Yoram Hattab Guy Amir
Music by	Jan Garbarek
Cinematography	Renato Berta
Editing by	Monica Coleman
Distributed by	Canal+
Release date(s)	October 5, 2000 (Israel)
Running time	124 min (France)
Country	Israel
Language	Hebrew
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For more information on the Jewish holiday of the Day of Atonement, see Yom Kippur.

For more information on the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, see Yom Kippur war.

Kippur (כיפור) is a 2000 Israeli film directed by Amos Gitai and starring Liron Levo, Tomer Russo, and Uri Klauzner.

The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War. It is largely autobiographical, based on Gitai's own experiences as a member of a helicopter rescue crew during the war. The film was shot with the assistance of the Israeli Defense Forces which provided much of the military equipment used in the film. Most of the characters are named after the actors who play them, with the exception of the title character, who is given only the last name Weinraub, which was Amos Gitai's family name until his father changed it to the Hebrew name Gitai.

The helicopter crash that ends the film actually happened. Gitai's helicopter was shot down by a Syrian missile on his birthday. The co-pilot was killed and several others wounded. Gitai reportedly considers it the pivotal moment of his life.