Madman and SBS DVD proudly present PRISONERS OF WAR, the Israeli psychological thriller that inspired HOMELAND, available now on DVD.

Hot on the heels of the SBS broadcast, the PRISONERS OF WAR DVD features all ten episodes from the first season of this riveting, award-winning Israeli drama series – created, written and directed by Gideon Raff, who went on to adapt the series for the U.S. as HOMELAND.

When three Israeli Defence Force soldiers are captured during a covert operation behind enemy lines, their fate is unknown. They become symbols to the society from which they came and in their families, they are perceived as something between a misty memory and an ever-lasting glimmer of hope – until the day, seventeen years later, when they return.

Only two have returned alive – the third returns in a coffin. As the men deal with a society which has turned them into national icons, partners who waited or moved on, children who have grown up without them, and parents who have died, the stories of their time in captivity unfolds…

“This Israeli drama about two soldiers returning home after 17 years as PoWs in Lebanon is complex and gripping.” – The Guardian

PRISONERS OF WAR is available now on DVD.