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Kippur (2000)

 -  Drama | War  -  13 September 2000 (France)
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The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. The story is told from the perspective of Israeli soldiers. ... See full summary »

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Weinraub
Tomer Russo ...
Ruso
Uri Klauzner ...
Klausner (as Uri Ran-Klausner)
Yoram Hattab ...
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Gadassi
Juliano Mer-Khamis ...
The Captain (as Juliano Mer)
Ran Kauchinsky ...
Shlomo
Kobi Livne ...
Kobi
Liat Glick ...
Dina (as Liat Glick Levo)
Pini Mittleman ...
Hospital Doctor
Meital Barda
Gidi Gov
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The film takes place in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. The story is told from the perspective of Israeli soldiers. We are led by Weinraub and his friend Ruso on a day that begins with quiet city streets, but ends with death, destruction and devastation of both body and mind. Various scenes are awash in the surreal, as Weinraub's head hangs out over a rescue helicopter's open door, watching with tranquil desperation as the earth passes beneath, the overpowering whir of the blades creating a hypnotic state. It is not a traditional blood, guts and glory film. There are no men in battle, only the rescue crew trying to pick up the broken pieces. Written by Fiona Kelleghan <fkelleghan@aol.com>

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Bloody, Vivid... Unvarnished.

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$17,007 (USA) (3 November 2000)

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$110,281 (USA) (26 January 2001)
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The film is based on director Amos Gitai's own experience of joining a helicopter rescue crew during the war of Kippur, and his helicopter being shot down by a Syrian missile on his 23rd birthday. See more »

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The Syrians did not press the Golan Heights until the Egyptians were fully engaged but the radio announcement only refers to the surprise attack by the Syrians. Moshe Dayan was already in the Sinai (he lost his eye there) when the downed helicopter pilot says he's been asked to fly him to the front. See more »

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Artistic View of War
3 October 2004 | by (Seoul, Republic of Korea) – See all my reviews

This film offers more of an artistic view of warfare on a level that one normally does not see; even though the dialog in the film is small, and even though what dialog there is does not focus on the main, overriding theme of the vile nature of war the point is still clearly conveyed by the director's use of his actors and the camera.

Overall, the film could have been much shorter; it was seemingly dragged out at times, and sometimes it seemed downright tiring to watch. However, some of the shots throughout the film were very good, and the story at times can be interesting. But when all is said and done, this is not a very high quality film due to its' unnecessary length and often overly artistic portrayal. The few moments of good cinema in here do not make the whole thing worth watching.


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