Lebanon (2009) ( Líbano ) ( Levanon )

Lebanon (2009) (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Líbano
Alternate Title: Levanon
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Thessaloniki Film Festival
Venice Film Festival
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Hebrew ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Hebrew ( Dolby DTS-HD Master Audio )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
90 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2009 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
Israel ( Africa, Middle East )
Lebanon ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Samuel Maoz

Written By:
Samuel Maoz

Actors:
Yoav Donat ..... Shmulik
Itay Tiran ..... Assi
Oshri Cohen ..... Hertzel
Michael Moshonov ..... Yigal
Zohar Shtrauss ..... Gamil
Dudu Tassa ..... Syrian Captive
Ashraf Barhom ..... 1st Phalangist
Fares Hananya ..... 2nd Phalangist
Reymond Amsalem ..... Lebanese Mother
Bian Antir ..... Lebanese Father
Khaled Salam ..... Lebanese Boy
Iad Abu Nama ..... BMW Driver
Hussein Mahagna ..... Truck Driver
David Volach ..... Army Doctor
Aryeh Cherner ..... Cornelia

Synopsis:

A handful of soldiers take a claustrophobic journey into the heart of war in this drama from Israeli writer and director Samuel Maoz. It's June 1982, and Israel is launching an invasion of Lebanon. Four men assigned to take part in the first strike are put on the same tank detail -- Assi (Itay Tiran) is the commanding officer, Shmulik (Yoab Donat) is a gunner new to the outfit, Hertzel (Oshri Cohen) keeps the weapons loaded, and Yigal (Michael Moshonov) drives the machine. After being given their orders by Jamil (Zohar Strauss), the men set out towards the Lebanese border, recognizing little of what goes on outside beyond what can be seen through Yigal's tiny window; they occasionally stop to help fellow Israelis hurt in battle, but for the most part, they roll relentlessly onward, occasionally arguing amongst themselves, until they arrive at their destination, a town already bombed into rubble by the Israeli Air Force. Few of their allies remain in the city, putting the soldiers in a perilous situation when a band of Syrian resistance fighters lay siege to the tank. Levanon (aka Lebanon) was an official selection at the 2009 Venice International Film Festival.

The First Lebanon War, June, 1982. A lone tank and a platoon of paratroopers are dispatched to search a hostile town that has been bombarded by the Israeli Air Force. The mission gets out of control and turns into a death trap. Night falls and the wounded troops remain trapped in the center of a town in ruins, unable to communicate with the central command and surrounded by Syrian commandos closing in on all sides. Shmulik the gunner, Assi the commander, Herzl the loader and Yigal the driver, are four 20 year old boys, operating a killing machine. They are not courageous war heroes, eager for battle or self-sacrifice. All they have is a terrible fear of death.

June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war.

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