The title comes from Samson's famous last prayer asking God to give him the strength one last time to take revenge... 

Shot in the Occupied Territories by Israeli director Avi Mograbi, this controversial documentary parallels the Israeli - Palestinian situation with the myths of Samson and Masada. Mograbi offers a powerful, at times chilling, lament of the continuing cycles of violence rooted in the past and threatening to engulf everyone's future.

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Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi’s latest documentary, Avenge But One of My Two Eyes, has an unabashedly provocative thesis. Throughout the film, Mograbi juxtaposes footage of Palestinians being humiliated by Israeli guards with scenes of Jewish tourists being regaled by tales of their ancestors’ historical struggles for freedom. Focusing on the oft-retold stories of Samson (who, after being blinded and humiliated by the Philistines, knocked an entire temple down to crush his oppressors) and Masada (the site where over 900 Jews committed suicide to resist becoming slaves of the conquering Romans), the director highlights the hypocrisy of his fellow countrymen for celebrating these ancient tales as they simultaneously condemn the Palestinians for acting out in a similarly violent manner.

Excerpt from not coming to a theater near you (Beth Gilligan) review located HERE