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film shows the other side, significantly the murderer's revelations and personal history, and other detractors of
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of the murder, Eckstein explains that the first bullet fired at
Kasztner was a dud, prompting Kasztner to run into bushes in a dark Tel Aviv garden. Eckstein said he fired two additional bullets before another conspirator fired a fourth bullet that would ultimately kill Kasztner. As the film unfolds, Eckstein and Ross eventually revisit the scene of the crime. Zsuzsa accompanied by Michal and Merav later visited the graves of her parents, Kasztner and his wife to pay their respects.
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Kasztner's daughter and his three granddaughters seek redemption for their family name. Survivors of
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Eckstein was 20 years old when he was first employed by Israel's fledgling secret service. Hoping to make a name for himself, he turned double agent by right-wing extremists. Eckstein's goal was to avenge the hundreds of thousands of
Hungarian Jews whose deaths were blamed on Kasztner. On the night
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