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Israeli Movie Night | Beaufort

 

Saturday Evening
February 4   •  7:30 p.m. 

IMDB Film Information  •  Watch the Film Trailer at IMDB

In Hebrew with English subtitles

 

Photo from the filmBeaufort is a 2007 Israeli war film. It was directed by Joseph Cedar and was co-written by Cedar and Ron Leshem, based on Leshem’s If There’s a Heaven.

The film takes place in 2000, the year of the IDF withdrawal from the Israeli Security Zone in southern Lebanon. It chronicles the daily routine of a group of soldiers positioned at the 12th century Crusader stronghold of Beaufort Castle, their feelings and their fears, and explores their moral dilemmas in the days preceding the withdrawal and end of the 18-year conflict in southern Lebanon.

 

$5 covers film, dessert, and discussion
 

2008 Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film
2007 Israeli Film Academy winner for Best Cinematography,
Best Art Direction, Best Film Editing, and Best Soundtrack

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For more information please contact Frank Solomon
f50solomon at yahoo dot com
 

 

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