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2009

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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 .. Read more

Starring	Reymond Amsalem, Oshri Cohen, Yoav Donat, Michael Moshonov
Director	Samuel Maoz
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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- Ever wondered what it would be like to go to war in a tank? read more »
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  An anti-war film from a tank perspctive
  
  I was a soldier during the 1982 Lebanon War. I do not miss any film that is done about this ugly, unjustified war. My very first university essay was about the ... read more »
  
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  - rafi
  - 34 reviews
  - Beverley
  - 29 Dec 2009 at 12:48
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  Claustrophobic and unsettling
  
  My impression matches that of another reviewer here in that there are parallels with Das Boot. Unfortunately the story, characterisation and heavy reliance on ... read more »
  
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- - mj55
  - 46 reviews
  - 02 Apr 2012 at 21:43
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  Lebanon - reality out of the window
  
  Totally crass and unbelievable. I watched the first 10 minutes hoping it would improve, It didn't. I stopped watching in total disbelief when by a strange ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 15 Mar 2012 at 16:29
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  wide of the mark
  
  A clever concept, seeing war through the eyes of a tank crew, but unconvincingly acted and scripted, which renders the whole movie almost unendurably grim and ... read more »
  
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- - brockfal
  - 54 reviews
  - London
  - 04 Feb 2012 at 12:29
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  The stress of fighting war in a tank
  
  I was expecting more of a war film, but this 'true' story is mostly shot in a metal box that simulates a tank! It explores the pschological pressures ... read more »
  
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  - 05 Dec 2011 at 15:46
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  Badly executed propaganda
  
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  It makes the Israelis out to be the only civilised people involved (even helping one of their enemies go to the toilet) and makes cartoonish evil caricatures ... read more »
  
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- - Christiaan
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 12:50
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  Avoid like the plague!
  
  Possibly the worst film I have seen in ages for several reasons. Firstly the utterly unconvincing tank interior that wobbles about when someone walks on the ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Nov 2011 at 18:17
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  So what happens outside the tank?
  
  Conveniently, they set this film in a tank so they wouldn't have to stage the true scale of destruction caused by the Israelis, when they invaded Lebanon in... read more »
  
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- - thylemma
  - 1 review
  - 20 Nov 2011 at 20:08
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  A funnel view of war
  
  'Das Boot' in a tank as 4 Israeli soldiers venture into hostile territory on the first day of the Lebanese war in 1982. Shot entirely within the ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 773 reviews
  - London
  - 13 Nov 2011 at 07:29
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  Disappointing, flat
  
  Although the subject is good enough, it is too long for the whole film to be spent inside a tank! we found it a little bit boring and the end flat
  
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- - Guapa
  - 8 reviews
  - Wokingham
  - 28 Oct 2011 at 22:02
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  Not to bad, But very brave men
  
  I Generally love war films , But this didn't really do it for me, But world cinema films ain't my kind of thing as I ain't one for subtitles :D.read more »
  
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- - MovieFreak92
  - 5 reviews
  - Warminster
  - 10 Oct 2011 at 11:16
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  An anti-war film from a tank perspctive
  
  I was a soldier during the 1982 Lebanon War. I do not miss any film that is done about this ugly, unjustified war. My very first university essay was about the ... read more »
  
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  - rafi
  - 34 reviews
  - Beverley
  - 29 Dec 2009 at 12:48
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  Lebanon, Samuel Maoz.
  
  This film, by Director Samuel Maoz is set in 1982 on the very first day of the first Lebanon war,showing a rookie conscript tank crew on their first mission.The... read more »
  
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- - joliver1
  - 9 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 20 May 2010 at 15:35
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  Dreadfully fantastic
  
  This film is dreadfully fantastic. Compared to films such as Hurt Locker, Lebanon wins trumps. It has the lack of Hollywood and the abundance of first hand ... read more »
  
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- - Shmueli
  - 1 review
  - Winchester
  - 25 Sep 2010 at 15:20
- - 6
  - 0
  Brutally honest war film
  
  This film showed the brutal realities of war through a unique view point.Fantastic acting not spoiled by the subtitles and well worth watching.
  
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  - DrFilm
  - 27 reviews
  - Chelmsford
  - 19 Sep 2010 at 20:29
- - 6
  - 1
  Intense, Grabs your Attention.
  
  I enjoyed the idea of placing the audience inside the tank. We really are given a sense of the claustrophbic misery that these characters experience. All of ... read more »
  
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- - Geesh
  - 1 review
  - Larbert
  - 30 Nov 2010 at 00:28
- - 5
  - 0
  War is a Nightmare
  
  In 1982 an Israeli tank crosses over into Lebanon. Sunflowers. We cross a banana grove, into a beautiful country - a land that transposes into rubble and blood... read more »
  
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- - RealMeringue
  - 12 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Sep 2010 at 13:29
- - 5
  - 0
  Frustration of war
  
  Israeli film with english subtitles. Excellent view of war from inside a tank with all the worries and niggles of a new crew who unlike other films dont get ... read more »
  
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- - Dungbeetle
  - 503 reviews
  - London
  - 09 Oct 2010 at 12:56
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  Runs out of steam
  
  Starting with a novel setting, the film has a dramatic opening after which follow some harrowing scenes in a small town, the film seems ready to develop well. ... read more »
  
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- - okcole
  - 26 reviews
  - Kinross
  - 27 Aug 2010 at 08:46
- - 5
  - 1
  EYE OPENER
  
  First of all just to let you know this film is subtitled and i know like myself sometimes it can be a little off putting, but please dont let that take away ... read more »
  
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- - cragsy
  - 38 reviews
  - wakefield
  - 16 Sep 2010 at 10:29
- - 5
  - 1
  A real war movie
  
  If you want to watch a realistic war movie then forget The Hurt Locker and watch this film. It's far more realistic. There are none of the Hollywood frills ... read more »
  
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- - Mart67
  - 5 reviews
  - Suffolk
  - 22 Sep 2010 at 23:42

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