Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
IMDbPro

Z32

  • 20082008
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
155
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
277,995
41,349
Z32 (2008)
Documentary
An Israeli soldier describes his participation in covert revenge operations against Palestinians.An Israeli soldier describes his participation in covert revenge operations against Palestinians.An Israeli soldier describes his participation in covert revenge operations against Palestinians.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
155
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
277,995
41,349
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Avi Mograbi
    • Writers
      • Noam Enbar
      • Avi Mograbi
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Avi Mograbi
    • Writers
      • Noam Enbar
      • Avi Mograbi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 3User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations

    Photos

    Z32 (2008)
    Add photo

    More like this

    The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
    7.0
    The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
    Once I Entered a Garden
    5.8
    Once I Entered a Garden
    The Marshal's Two Executions
    6.1
    The Marshal's Two Executions
    In the Aisles
    6.9
    In the Aisles
    Scarred Hearts
    7.1
    Scarred Hearts

    Storyline

    Edit

    User reviews3

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    What the...?
    A documentary about terrorists, where the criminals themselves confess their sins on camera, with their faces blurred so that no one can recognize them. As an idea, it's actually pretty interesting. But that's all it should have remained: an idea. The finished product, Z32, is confusing, nonsensical and, most of the time, plain boring.

    The director, Avi Mograbi, structures the film like this: on one level we have the Israeli terrorist who, encouraged by his girlfriend, tapes a confession where he expresses his regret for killing two Palestinian police officers during a reprisal operation. The girlfriend testifies on camera too, on the condition that her face be unrecognizable. On the other level, we have a series of Lynchian musical interludes, staged by Mograbi himself, which have no connection whatsoever to what's being told and seem to have been inserted simply to extend the running time. There are also additional scenes where the terrorist visits the crime scene with a friend, providing further insight.

    Artistically speaking, the director might even have had an interesting point to make with this new, unprecedented approach to the subject of terrorism. Unfortunately, the utter pointlessness of what is said (the "confession" quickly turns into stream-of-consciousness nonsense) and the inexplicable interludes do nothing but alienate the audience: whereas Lynch, who pioneered this kind of scenes with Twin Peaks and brought them to extreme levels in INLAND EMPIRE, uses the surreal digressions as an organic part of the narrative (whatever that may be), Mograbi is unable to make us understand why his hybrid of Munich and The Blair Witch Project has to feature a string of gratuitous, artsy intermissions. It's as if two different, completely incompatible films met at a crossroads and merged without thinking about the consequences.

    Granted, this isn't the worst film ever made (those tend to be fully devoid of ideas), but its attempt to bring a new perspective on a done-to-death subject ends up being its downfall. In other words, it's too blatantly weird for its own good.
    helpful•8
    23
    • MaxBorg89
    • Mar 21, 2009

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • 2008 (Israel)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Israel
    • Language
      • Hebrew
    • Production companies
      • Les Films d'Ici
      • Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains
      • Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    • Gross worldwide
      • $55,618
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Z32 (2008)
    Top Gap
    By what name was Z32 (2008) officially released in Canada in English?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    View list
    List
    New & Upcoming Superhero Movies and Series
    See the full list
    View list
    List
    Fall TV Guide: The Best Shows Coming This Year
    See the full list
    View image
    Photos
    These Stars Are on the Rise
    See the gallery

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Back to top
    Get the IMDb App
    Sign in for more access
    Sign in for more access
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Interest-Based Ads
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2022 by IMDb.com, Inc.