A Letter to David

A Letter to David
International promotional poster
Hebrewמכתב לדוד
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Directed byTom Shoval
Written byTom Shoval
Produced by
StarringDavid Cunio
CinematographyYaniv Linton
Edited by
  • Maya Kenig
  • Margarita Linton
Music byAsher Goldschmidt
Production
companies
  • Green Productions
  • Playmount Productions
  • Slutzky Communication
Distributed byGo2Films (Israel)
Release dates
  • 14 February 2025 (2025-02-14) (Berlinale)
  • 27 March 2025 (2025-03-27) (Israel)
Running time
74 minutes
Countries
  • Israel
  • United States
LanguageHebrew

A Letter to David (Hebrew: מכתב לדוד, translit. Michtav Le'David) is a 2025 documentary film written and directed by Tom Shoval. It is a cinematic letter to David Cunio, who had previously starred in Shoval's Youth (2013), and who was abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attacks in 2023 from Nir Oz, and held hostage in Gaza.

The film had its world premiere at the Berlinale Special section of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on 14 February 2025. It was theatrically released in Israel on 27 March by Go2Films. At the 36th Ophir Awards, it won the Best Documentary.