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Lebanon
Why this pick
Like Foxtrot, it uses an exacting, claustrophobic formal design to confront military violence, moral disorientation, and the devastating distance between systems of power and individual lives.
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MOVIE2017 1h 53m ISR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Michael and Dafna Feldmann, an affluent Tel Aviv couple, learn that their son, Jonathan, a soldier, has died in the line of duty. The Israeli military authorities refuse to inform the distraught parents where and how Jonathan died, or if his body had been recovered. Several hours later, they are notified almost matter-of-factly that there has been a mix-up, and that it was some other Jonathan Feldman who has been killed. An angry Michael demands that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) allow Jonathan to return home.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Shira Haas
Alma Feldmann
Dekel Adin
Soldier Rolling Cans
Gefen Barkai
Squad Commander
Arie Tcherner
High Ranking Officer
Danny Isserles
Official Military Officer
Lior Ashkenazi
Michael Feldmann
Sarah Adler
Daphna Feldmann
Karin Ugowski
Michael's Mother