Lebanon (2009) Directed by Samuel Maoz.
Just returned back from the Sheffield Showroom after watching Samuel Maoz's 'Lebanon'. Wow, such a powerful and secluded movie that left me with a daunting feeling of isolation. Set in 1982 during the first Lebanon war, the movie introduces four members of a tank crew and the ever rising anguish and differences between them.
A beautiful work of art, Samuel Maoz's use of point of view shots and isolated scenes reel off a sense of high anxiety being trapped inside the tank with the fellow soldiers. A raw and brooding atmosphere with moments of desperation and improvisation also gives the audience a claustrophobic reaction.
(4 out of 5)
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