Beaufort

Dir: JOSEPH  CEDAR

IDF soldiers become prisoners of their own war, defending a phantom fortress in the Lebanon.  An "Israeli Paths of Glory" –by the most exciting young director to come out of the region.

ACADEMY AWARD ® Nominee  for Best Foreign Film 2008 - SILVER BEAR Best Director Berlin Film Festival 2007

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Cast: Oshri Cohen, Itay Tiran, Ohad Knoller, Gideon Levy

2008

Israel.

Under a relentless aerial bombardment of Hezbollah rockets, Liraz's authority is challenged on both sides: by strained soldiers who increasingly become weary of their mission's purpose and uncooperative superiors.

Rather than deliver a political commentary on the Middle East, BEAUFORT offers a rare insight into the human reality behind the tough exterior shell of the Israeli Defence Force as told by a soldier who served in Lebanon.