Academy Awards, USA 2008
| Nominee Oscar | Best Foreign Language Film of the Year Israel. |
United King Films
Directed by Joseph Cedar
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Trinity Production)
Israeli soldiers defend a remote castle high atop a mountain in the waning days of the war in southern Lebanon. They are unable to leave until an explosive device is cleared from the only road down. A specialist is called in to disarm it, but he is killed. They end up clearing the road with bulldozers, leading the soldiers to question why it wasn't done that way in the first place. Under constant bombardment from Lebanese missiles, more tragic deaths occur before they are finally given clearance to abandon and destroy it. Well drawn characters populate this tense drama. In particular, the young commander is complex, struggling to reconcile his responsibilities with his own fears of death. Moody soundtrack and location shooting contribute plenty of atmosphere.
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