Lebanon

The First Lebanon War – June, 1982. A lone tank is dispatched to search a hostile town that has already been bombarded by the Israel Air Force. What seems to be a simple mission gets gradually out of control and turns into a death trap, a shivering nightmare. Shmulik the gunner, Assi the commander, Herzl the loader and Yigal the driver are the tank’s crew. Four boys aged 20 plus who are operating a killing machine. They are not fighters, eager for battle, conquest or self-sacrifice. Entangled in the absurd and unfair nets of war, they are terrified to death by its horrors. Lebanon is a personal film; a film about four boys who had never been involved in anything violent before and found themselves killing people; a film about survival against a palpable threat of death; a situation in which the conflict between their basic instincts and human conscience claims its victims.
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Script: Samuel Maoz
Cinematography: Giora Bejach
Editing: Arik Lahav-Leibovich
Sound: David Liss, Alex Claude
Music: Nicolas Becker
Actors: Yoav Donat (Shmulik), Itay Tiran (Assi), Oshri Cohen (Hertzel), Michael Moshonov (Yigal), Zohar Strauss (Jamil)
Production: Metro Communications, Israel T. +97 2 3517 7101 F. +97 2 3510 3311 metro@metrocom.co.il
Producers: Uri Sabag, Einat Bikel, Moshe Edery, Leon Edery, David Silber, Benjamina Mirnik, Ilann Girard
Co-production: Paralite Films (Israel) & Ariel Films (Germany) & Arsam International
Costumes: Hila Bargirel
Production Design: Ariel Roshko
Format: 35mm Color
Production Country: Israel-France-Germany
Production Year: 2009
Duration: 92
Distribution in Greece: Hollywood Entertainment, Costas Piperas T. +30 210 9932200 F. +30 210 9931774 info@hollywoodent.gr www.hollywoodent.gr
Contact: Celluloid Dreams, France T. +33 1 4970 0370 F. +33 1 4970 0371 info@celluloid-dreams.com www.celluloid-dreams.com

Samuel Maoz

He was born in 1962 in Tel Aviv, where he studied cinematography at the Beit Zvi Academy of the Arts. He has worked as a production designer in film and television, and has also directed documentaries, television series and theater productions. Lebanon is his first feature film.

Filmography

2009 Lebanon