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Lebanon |
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Maoz plunges us straight into the action at 3am on June 6 1982, the first day of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The first and last shots of the film show us the exterior of the tank, the rest of the narrative is set entirely within the vehicle, showing us the situation outside through its periscope. Maoz’s viewfinder is strangely attuned to giving us emotive shots, be they of a dying donkey’s nostrils still breathing or a naked woman running around among bombed-out ruins. A wrenchingly powerful film, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice, 2009. Samuel Maoz Israel (2009) 15 92mins |
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