LEBANON (2009)
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 hair-raising 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.
DIRECTOR:
Samuel Maoz
CAST:
Yoav Donat
Itay Tiran
Oshri Cohen
Michael Moshonov
Zohar Strauss
Dudu Tassa
Reymonde Amsallem
PRODUCERS:
David Silber
Uri Sabag
Einat Bikel
Moshe & Leon Edery
Ilann Girard
Benjamina Mirnik
FESTIVALS & AWARDS:
EXTERNAL LINKS:
Venice Film Festival 2009 - Golden Lion – winner, Nazareno Taddei Award – Winner, SIGNIS Award - Honorable Mention
Art Film Festival 2010 – Best Director – Winner
Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2010 - Best Screenplay – Winner, Jury Grand prize – Winner
Awards of the Israeli Film Academy 2009 - Best Supporting Actor, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Sound – Winner / Best Film, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing – Nominee
Brothers Manaki International Film Festival 2010 - Best Cinematography – Winner (Bronze camera)
Camerimage 2009 – Golden Frog Winner
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2010 - Best Foreign-Language Film – Nominee
European Film Awards 2010 - European Discovery of the Year, Best Cinematographer – Winner. Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter, Best Editor – Nominee
Indiana Film Journalists Association, US 2010 - Best Foreign Language Film – winner
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists 2010 - Best Non-European Director – Nominee
Jerusalem Film Festival 2009 – Official Selection
Thessaloniki Film Festival 2009 - Human Values Award – Winner
