Lebanon (2009)

Original title

לבנון

Directed by

Samuel Maoz

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Lebanon, Israel, Germany, France

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 240 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young Israeli tank crew enters Lebanon during the 1982 war. The film follows them from inside their tank as they face combat and moral dilemmas.

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What happens

Lebanon (Hebrew: לְבָנוֹן, romanized: Lvanon; called Lebanon: The Soldier's Journey in the UK) is a 2009 war drama film written and directed by Samuel Maoz. It won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Israeli-produced film to have won that honour. In Israel itself the film has caused some controversy. The film was nominated for ten Ophir Awards, including Best Film. The film also won the 14th Annual Satyajit Ray Award. Maoz based the film on his experience as a young Israeli conscript during the 1982 Lebanon War. The British newspaper The Guardian has described it as an anti-war film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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