| Actors: Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar, Danny Geva, Katia Zinbris, Ami Weinberg Directors: Dalia Hager, Vardit Bilu Creators: Yaron Scharf, Dalia Hager, Vardit Bilu, Joel Alexis, Itai Tamir, Marek Rozenbaum Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama Sub-Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama Studio: Ifc Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled DVD Release Date: 06/19/2007 Original Release Date: 01/01/2007 Theatrical Release Date: 01/01/2007 Release Year: 2007 Run Time: 1hr 38min Screens: Color,Widescreen Number of Discs: 1 SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated) Languages: Hebrew Subtitles: English |
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  | Close to Home Actors: Smadar Sayar, Naama Schendar, Danny Geva, Katia Zinbris, Ami Weinberg Directors: Dalia Hager, Vardit Bilu Genres: Indie & Art House, Drama NR 2007 1hr 38min (Drama) Two young, different female soldiers patrol the anxious streets of Jerusalem, questioning Palestinians and looking for suicide bombers. The rebellious one finds the army demeaning; the controlled one is obedient. ... more » |
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Member Movie Reviews Brandon J. from NEW YORK, NY Reviewed on 11/7/2009... Suffers from a lack of a standard ending, but numerous powerful scenes. Engrossing. Captures the angst of the modern Israeli/Palestinian dilemma.
Movie ReviewsAmbitious, yet flawed JR Mann | Winnetka, IL | 03/10/2010 (3 out of 5 stars) "Close to Home (Karov La Bayit) ends with an, assumedly, Arab man being pummeled to death by a crowd, over the objections of the two protagonists. We don't see the beating, as the filmmakers choose to not portray violence on screen. (An earlier bombing occurs off screen and we just see its relatively benign after effects.)
While Close to Home is about two women doing their obligatory duty in the Israeli Defense Force, the filmmakers appear to have two agendas, one a simple coming of age theme and the second, women caught up in a ridiculously male-oriented organization. Viewers of any gender will alternately identify and reject both lead characters and their peculairities. In that, is the strength of the movie as the filmmakers aren't afraid of making both leads human, even if it borders on stereotypes (the timid rule-follower and the brash rule-breaker.) For exposure to a world and country that is seldom featured in movies, Close to Home is worth a look." |
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