Shtey Etzbaot MiTzidon (1986)

Original title

שתי אצבעות מצידון

Directed by

Eli Cohen

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A platoon of Israeli soldiers operates during the 1982 Lebanon War. The film shows their daily experiences and interactions in a combat zone.

groundedintrospectivesombergrittycontemplativetenserawatmospheric

What happens

Shtei Etzbaot MiTzidon (Hebrew: שתי אצבעות מצידון, lit. 'Two Fingers from Sidon'), released internationally as Ricochets, is a 1986 Israeli war film directed by Eli Cohen. The film follows a platoon of soldiers during the 1982 Lebanon War. It was produced by the film production department of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. It was Israel's representative in the 1986 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section of the festival, which is where it was first released before receiving a wider release in Israel in August 1986. Critical reception of the film was mixed, with negative reviews alleging that it could be described as a propaganda film, whereas positive reviews praised the performances of the main cast, while questioning its neutrality on the war. It was also brought up by the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee prior to its Israeli release, over questions on whether a commercial film of its nature should be produced by the Israel Defense Forces directly. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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