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A documentary. It tells the story of thew Jewish movement of "Betar". It was active in Poland from the mid-1920s until the outbreak of WWII in 1939. Founded by Ze'ev Zabotynski in 1922, it aimed at instilling patriotism in generations of young Jews and readying them to fight for a Jewish state. Before WWII the organization was lead in Poland by Menachem Begin, the future Prime Minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. The film features interviews with the last living members of Betar, in Israel.