Movie Description:
The film takes place in 1973,during the Yom Kippur War, in which Egypt and Syria launched attacks in Sinai and the Golan Heights. Although the story istold from the perspective of Israeli soldiers, the film is far from being an exercise in propaganda. We are led by Weinraub and his friend Ruso on a daythat begins with quiet city streets, butends with death, destruction and devastation of both body and mind. Although shot in long and unobtrusivetakes, the film never reaches the realm of voyeurism. We are treated to a firstperson experience, yet there exists a naggingsense of dislocation. Variousscenes are awash in the surrealas Weinraub`s head hangs out over a rescue helicopter`s open door, watching with tranquil desperation as the earth passesbeneath, the overpowering whir of the blades creating a hypnotic state.
