Avanti Popolo (1986)

Original title

אוונטי פופולו

Directed by

Rafi Bukai

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After the 1967 war, an Israeli soldier and an Egyptian soldier get lost together in the Sinai desert. They wander through the harsh landscape, relying on each other to survive.

melancholiccontemplativeearthybleakhumanizingwar-fatiguedquietly desperatebittersweet

What happens

Avanti Popolo (Hebrew: אוונטי פופולו) is a 1986 Israeli drama film directed by Rafi Bukai. The film was selected as the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 59th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film's name is derived from the opening words of the Italian revolutionary song Bandiera Rossa (English: 'Red Flag'), which is sung by the film's protagonists, Israeli and Egyptian soldiers wandering the Sinai Desert in the aftermath of the 1967 War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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