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Fire on the Marmara (2011)

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Documentary about the Flotilla to Gaza that was attacked by the israeli commandos in 2010.

On May 31, 2010 nine people were killed by Israeli commandos in international waters. Along with 700 activists trying to bring help and break the blockade that the Palestinian population of Gaza has been suffering for years. We go on a journey with the journalists and activists who survived the attack. From Caracas to Valencia, Barcelona, Brussels, London, Stockholm, Istanbul and Gaza to try to understand the motivations for the Freedom Flotilla.

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