Recap: The story of the last few weeks of Israel occupation of the castle Beaufort, a strategic stronghold highly contested by rivaling armies at least since the crusades. Now the last Israeli soldiers find themselves trapped by the enemy fire and the inability of their superiors to protect or withdraw them.
Comments: Quite a strong statement, without really taking any sides, except the side of the soldiers. It has a very realistic feel about it, and one get a glimpse of what life in a surrounded fort could be like.
Mostly good acting, and not surprisingly a few sympathetic characters to care about. There were some odd behavior though from a few, but that is not really surprising either.
I had a little trouble to really care for or get an interest in the move though. It might have been that the story doesn't seem to have any real direction, no end or purpose. It's mostly a chain of events outside the control of any of the characters. Therefore there is little suspense in seeing what happens next as it doesn't really connect to what happened before.
Still a sober and honest depiction of what might war might really look like. A different kind of war movie. Well worth a watch, Oscar-nomination and all.
6/10
Comments: Quite a strong statement, without really taking any sides, except the side of the soldiers. It has a very realistic feel about it, and one get a glimpse of what life in a surrounded fort could be like.
Mostly good acting, and not surprisingly a few sympathetic characters to care about. There were some odd behavior though from a few, but that is not really surprising either.
I had a little trouble to really care for or get an interest in the move though. It might have been that the story doesn't seem to have any real direction, no end or purpose. It's mostly a chain of events outside the control of any of the characters. Therefore there is little suspense in seeing what happens next as it doesn't really connect to what happened before.
Still a sober and honest depiction of what might war might really look like. A different kind of war movie. Well worth a watch, Oscar-nomination and all.
6/10