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Mini-Series "Red Alert" Chronicles the Hamas Oct. 7 Attack from the View of Four Families
(Telegraph-UK) Memphis Barker - Hollywood producer Lawrence Bender, 68, from a Jewish family in the Bronx, has produced a taut, gut-wrenching four-part drama series, "Red Alert," which chronicles the Hamas terror attack from the perspective of four families caught up in the horror. "We just wanted people to see what it's like to be an ordinary, everyday person and be woken up by a terrorist in your house," says Bender. We meet a family taking refuge in their safe room in Kibbutz Nir Oz; an Arab man driving near Gaza with his family; a husband and wife from the security forces separated in the chaos; and a mother evacuating the wounded as she searches for her son. "They're basically all family stories," says Bender, who was nominated for an Oscar three times. "We wanted to show real heroes." The purpose of "Red Alert," says Bender, is to expand the audience that is aware of the events of the day, rather than relay them blow for blow. "It's just too triggering. It's too much." He felt a drama would be the most appropriate vehicle to convey a message instead of a documentary. "I thought, the people who would not normally go see a documentary might see this. You know, it's called 'Red Alert.' In a sense, it's a thriller. But when you watch it, it actually becomes very emotional, and you realize it's the truth."