There was widespread praise and admiration for last night’s powerful BBC documentary about the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival, Surviving October 7: We Will Dance Again.

But not everyone saw it in a positive light. Some took to platforms such as IMDb to express their outrage and question the film's accuracy and integrity.

This documentary offered a haunting, minute-by-minute account of the brutal attack on partygoers at the Nova Music Festival — one of the sites targeted by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Through survivor testimonies, CCTV footage, and mobile recordings, the film captured the harrowing transformation from confusion to panic as Hamas launched its attack, resulting in a catastrophic loss of life: 364 festivalgoers were killed, 44 others were taken hostage and hundreds of others injured.

Even though the documentary was told through eyewitness accounts and footage taken by victims and terrorists alike, it was denounced as a fabrication.

One reviewer in IMDb wrote: “The story feels disjointed, leaving you wondering what the point is. The acting is painfully bad, and the dialogue feels unnatural.”

Another pointed to the “surreal” depiction of events, expressing hope that such a nightmare was an “unrealistic fiction”.

Some viewers alleged that the film served as propaganda for the Israeli government, questioning its motives during a time of ongoing conflict.

“Do we need more 'Dancing Israelis'?” another asked on IMDb, suggesting that the documentary attempts to manufacture consent for government actions amidst an active genocide in Gaza.

Some claimed that positive reviews predominantly come from Israeli audiences.

“It feels like those praising this film are primarily based in Israel, which might explain the high ratings for what many see as a mediocre documentary filled with inaccuracies,” remarked one person.