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When Heroes Fly

When Heroes Fly

20187.21 Season9 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Eleven years after falling out, four friends, war veterans of a Special Forces unit, reunite for one final mission: to find Yaeli, a former lover of one of them and sister of another. Their journey will take them deep into the Colombian jungle but, as to succeed, first they must confront the trauma that tore them apart.

Created by Omri Givon
Written by Omri Givon, Amir Gutfreund
NetworksKeshet 12

Top Cast

Tomer Capone

Tomer Capone

Aviv Danino

Moshe Ashkenazi

Moshe Ashkenazi

Yakir 'Benda' Ben-David

Michael Aloni

Michael Aloni

Dotan 'Himler' Friedman

Nadav Nates

Nadav Nates

Dov 'Dubi' Ashkenazi

Ninet Tayeb

Ninet Tayeb

Yaeli Ashkenazi

Oded Fehr

Oded Fehr

Moshiko Boaron

Gil Frank

Gil Frank

Padre Palido

Dan Mor

Dan Mor

Azulay

Vanessa Chaplot

Vanessa Chaplot

Maria

Santiago Bejarano

Santiago Bejarano

Themes & Keywords

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)israelbased on novel or bookforestcultdisappearancesoldierdrugsforest fire

About When Heroes Fly

When Heroes Fly is a drama, action & adventure, war & politics series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), israel, based on novel or book, forest, cult, disappearance. Created by Omri Givon, it stars Tomer Capone, Moshe Ashkenazi, Michael Aloni. Eleven years after falling out, four friends, war veterans of a Special Forces unit, reunite for one final mission: to find Yaeli, a former lover of one of them and sister of another. Their journey will take them deep into the Colombian jungle but, as to succeed, first they must confront the trauma that tore them apart.

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