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Valley of Tears

★ 7.6 6K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 10 episodes Ended Kan 11
War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 10/10Real historyReal historical events and figures woven into the story.This show: 9/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 9/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10Gut punchWilling to devastate you, and remembered for it.This show: 7/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Avraham Aviv AlushLior AshkenaziShahar TavochImri BitonLee BiranOfer Hayoun
Written by
Gal Zaid
Starring
Avraham Aviv AlushLior AshkenaziShahar TavochImri BitonLee BiranOfer Hayoun
Written by
Gal Zaid
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"A nation's shock, told through ordinary soldiers"

Set during the opening days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, this Israeli drama follows several young soldiers and civilians thrown into a surprise attack that catches the nation off guard. It moves between intimate family drama and brutal frontline combat, building tension through the chaos and confusion of that first shocking weekend. The tone is heavy and often devastating, prioritizing emotional weight and human cost over spectacle. It carries itself on strong performances and a genuine sense of dread, making the historical stakes feel immediate and personal rather than distant or textbook.

Watch it for

the visceral, ground-level view of a war most outsiders only know from headlines.

Maybe skip if

you find sustained wartime bleakness and multiple interwoven storylines hard to sit through.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12020
7.92K106h 56m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pride Before a Fall8.1
29845 min
▶2The Heavens Are Watching8.1
24440 min
▶3My Rock, My Fortress8.0
21945 min
▶4Strength of My Foes8.1
21144 min
▶5Stuck on the Hill7.7
18843 min
▶6Rain on Us!7.6
15743 min
▶7Night at the Bunker7.8
16445 min
▶8Preparing for the Big Battle7.7
16139 min
▶9The Abyss7.9
14738 min
▶10Valley of Tears7.6
16634 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Avraham Aviv Alush Yoav Mazuz
Lior Ashkenazi Meni Ben-Dror
Shahar Tavoch Avinoam Shapira
Imri Biton Jacky Alush
Lee Biran Yoni Ben-Dror
Ofer Hayoun Marco
Joy Rieger Dafna
Maor Schwietzer Malachi
Omer Perelman Striks Nimrod Caspi
Dylan Ramsey Actor (Malachi), Malachi

Crew

Gal Zaid

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