NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: LEBANON

NYFF: LEBANON

Similar to last year's Waltz with Bashir,Samuel Maoz's debut feature film, shows the opening days of the 1982 Lebanese-Israeli war from the view of 4 soldiers in a tank. What is amazing about the film is that things never leave the tank and all outside action is viewed through the scopes and viewpoints of the Tank. Maoz based his screenplay on his own fears and reactions to the initial days of the war, and uses the tank as a metaphor for the situation. This is one of the most claustrophobic films I've ever seen. Visually and technically, This film is spectacular. However, the story and the most importantly the characters, aren't fully developed that it prevents the film from being one of the best film's of the year.

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