The self-reflections of the oldest combat pilot in Israel, in the entire world; a 60 year old pilot with capabilities of a 20 year old, an example that nature is not omnipotent. What does it mean and what is the price of being a combat pilot? A moving, fascinating film about a pilot who for the first time in his life drops a tear. A pilot who for 41 years was responsible for the security of the State, who operates an F-16 aircraft (one of the most sophisticated computers in the world) with concentration, speed and precision, with no time to think. Uri is one of the air-force’s snipers, a combatant, a humanist and an amazing painter who candidly opens his heart and reflects on the price he paid, the price we all paid. The film provides a rare insight into the mind of an F-16 pilot.

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The story about Uri Gil is the story of Israel’s Air-force. Uri was among the pilots whose performances during the Six Day War positioned the Israeli Air force as one of the best, until recently, when as a veteran pilot he witnessed it’s becoming one of the most vilified ones, when Uri’s mates signed a letter of insubordination (“the pilots’ letter) to the effect that they are not prepared to bomb innocent civilians in order to hit a terrorist.

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The motif accompanying the film is the painting of the squadron, a huge painting Uri starts to work on at the beginning of the film and follows him up to the exhibition at the Tel-Aviv Museum of Art in 2013.