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"Prisoners of War" More at IMDbPro »"Hatufim" (original title)

29 out of 31 people found the following review useful:
Superior to Homeland, 1 July 2012
Author: Avi Gellman from Israel

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Three Israeli IDF reservists are captured and held behind enemy lines in Lebanon. Back home, as time passes, they become increasingly powerful symbols of hope. 17 years later, two come back alive, one in a coffin...

This drama follows the lives of the the prisoners and their families after their release, veering from vast political themes to poignant domestic ones. The family and friends' relationships and responses feel as real as the torture scenes.

I found this series to be a gripping, moving character based drama, examining a situation that most of us can't begin to imagine the reality of, yet it somehow manages to be relatable. "Homeland" was slick and powerful, but for me, it just didn't have the heart that this original had.

3 out of 15 people found the following review useful:
Great story - no action., 21 August 2012

Author: (john33907@comcast.net) from United States

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In response to Avi Gellman's "Homeland" was slick and powerful, but for me, it just didn't have the heart that this original had.

If by heart you mean more suffering then OK.

Finally got to see this with English subtitles, I do not speak Hebrew. All of the actors are terrific. Especially Yael Eitan who plays Dana Klien. She is on facebook and answered my message to her telling her how terrific she was and to get to Hollywood now. An amazing performance. Lots of interesting character development but not much of an ending. Supposed to be a season two, hopefully things will pick up action wise. And I don't mean everyone shooting everyone else. Basically nothing happens.

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