Beaufort (2007)

Director:

Joseph Cedar

Writers:

Joseph Cedar (writer)
Ron Leshem (novel) (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | War

Plot:

The story of a group of Israeli soldiers stationed in an outpost prior to the withdrawal of forces of 2000.

Plot Keywords:

Soldier | Israel | Lebanon | Middle East Conflict | One Word Title

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Alon Abutbul	...	Kimchy
Alon Ben David
Daniel Brook	...	Pavel
Oshri Cohen	...	Liraz
Eli Eltonyo	...	Oshry
Gal Friedman	...	Balis
Nevo Kimchi	...	Avishai
Ohad Knoller	...	Ziv
Gidéon Levi
Arthur Perzev	...	Shpitzer
Ygal Resnik	...	Rubi
Itay Schor	...	Emilio
Zohar Shtrauss
Itay Tiran	...	Koris
Itay Turgeman	...	Zitlawy
Ami Weinberg	...	Amox Faran
Hanan Yishai	...	Nadav
Danny Zahavi	...	Meir

Also Known As:

Bufor (Israel: Hebrew title)

Runtime:

131 min

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Unrated | Sweden:11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-13

Filming Locations:

Nimrud Castle, Golan Heights, Israel

Company:

Keshet Broadcasting

Trivia:

Israel's official submission in the Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards (2008). It was submitted after Bikur Ha-Tizmoret (2007) was disqualified by AMPAS (see Trivia there).

Quotes:

Shpitzer: [while playing electric keyboard and singing a song in memory of Zitlawy] # I won't be afraid to fall / Won't be afraid to grow / To sink or swim / To live or die #

Movie Connections:

Featured in Historia Shel Hakolnoah Israeli (2009)

a remarkable war movie with a cinematic style that actually says something original about war

Beaufort is a remarkable war movie, with a cinematic style that really says something about the war and the situation in which the troops are in. the story is told through the eyes of the main character, Liraz, who's awareness of himself and the nature of the battle he's in gradually deepens into a sharp and original view on war and fear of death. the tension that is created throughout the film is a result not of fast paced action events, but through a series of scenes that takes the viewer into the world of this outpost, with all its claustrophobia, and mixed emotions that include the thrill of danger and numbness toward tragedy, but also simple fear that cannot be overcome. I recommend this movie to everyone.