Foxtrot (2017)

Original title

פוקסטרוט

Directed by

Samuel Maoz

Genre

drama film

Country

Israel

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

R

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 216 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A couple learns their son, an Israeli soldier, has been killed. The film follows their shock and grief as they wait for details.

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What happens

Foxtrot (Hebrew: פוֹקְסטְרוֹט) is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Samuel Maoz. It stars Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler as a couple who are informed that their son, an IDF soldier, was killed in action. The film was screened in the competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize Silver Lion. It was also screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It won the Ophir Award for Best Film, therefore becoming the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards. Later in the year, it made the December shortlist, but ultimately did not receive a nomination. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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