Lebanon

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: August 6, 2010

6.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 34 Ratings

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utmFeb 9, 2011

It's oddly refreshing to see a war story where the combatants are not these seasoned, fearless, war heroes who eat grenades and kill people with throwing knives 4 miles away. This movie will not so gently remind you that war is fought by kidsIt's oddly refreshing to see a war story where the combatants are not these seasoned, fearless, war heroes who eat grenades and kill people with throwing knives 4 miles away. This movie will not so gently remind you that war is fought by kids who are often in an army they don't want to be in, following orders they don't understand (or believe in), killing people they don't know, and dying for people who will never come face to face with the enemy. The clumsiness of the movie, and the seeming lack of direction only exemplifies the confusion of men who are not given clear orders, a clear map, or a clear objective. They are lost and confused, just like any of you would be in a situation so obscure and foreign. The director's (or producer's) choice to film this ONLY through the eyes of the men in the tank is brilliant. Watch it! And think about it.… Expand

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willietOct 1, 2010

Really an outstanding presentation of war and the sudden moment when human skin is seen as either filthy or absolutely clean (I know I'm being obscure, but see the movie). Unfortunately it lasted only one week here in Naples, FL - so grab itReally an outstanding presentation of war and the sudden moment when human skin is seen as either filthy or absolutely clean (I know I'm being obscure, but see the movie). Unfortunately it lasted only one week here in Naples, FL - so grab it when it comes through town - it won't last long, unlike the conflict it portrays.… Expand

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CitizenCharlieJun 8, 2011

Lebanon is claustrophobic; it is the Armyâ

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DiezmartinezAug 12, 2010

Ganadora del Leon de Oro en Venecia 2009, la opera prima de ficciÃ³n del casi cuarentÃ³n Samuel Maoz, es una intensa y claustrofÃ³bica cinta bÃ©lica cuya acciÃ³n ocurre, casi en todaGanadora del Leon de Oro en Venecia 2009, la opera prima de ficciÃ³n del casi cuarentÃ³n Samuel Maoz, es una intensa y claustrofÃ³bica cinta bÃ©lica cuya acciÃ³n ocurre, casi en toda la hora y media de duraciÃ³n de la pelÃcula, en el interior de un chirriante, caluroso, asfixiante, tanque de guerra. De hecho, cuando la cÃ¡mara se digna ver hacia el exterior, lo hace precisamente sÃ³lo a travÃ©s de los ojos de los personajes que ven a travÃ©s de la mira del tanque. Lo que ven ellos es lo que vemos nosotros y no es nada agradable: destrucciÃ³n, violencia, caos y muertos. Muchos muertos: cadÃ¡veres, cadÃ¡veres y mÃ¡s cadÃ¡veres.
El interior, filmado por Giora Bejach, no es mÃ¡s alentador: se trata de una interminable sucesiÃ³n de primeros planos en la que no vemos mÃ¡s que rostros deformados por el miedo, el horror, la ira, el desconcierto. El tanque, ademÃ¡s, parece tener vida propia: los sonidos del aparato no cesan, el aceite gotea continuamente, el vapor sale de todos los rincones... A ratos parece que estamos en un filme de horror y no en uno de guerra. Â¿O serÃ¡ que la guerra es el Ãºnico, autÃ©ntico, horror?
La cinta inicia el 6 de junio de 1982, el primer dÃa de la guerra en LÃbano. En el tanque de marras van cuatro soldados con nula experiencia bÃ©lica: el comandante Assi, el conductor Yigal, el disparador Schmulik y el renegado Hertzel. Ninguno de los cuatro sabe bien a bien lo que tienen que hacer, las Ã³rdenes recibidas por el radio son oscuras y las milicias falangistas que, se supone, estÃ¡n del lado suyo, muy pronto queda evidente que no podÃa interesarle menos la suerte de esos atemorizados veinteaÃ±eros que fungen como vÃctimas pero tambiÃ©n -y eso Maoz lo deja muy claro- como victimarios.
Maoz, veterano de esa guerra precisamente, ha realizado un filme bÃ©lico impresionante. En Ã©l no hay heroicidad de ningÃºn tipo porque es claro que nadie puede reclamar el papel de hÃ©roe en el interior de un temible monstruo de hierro como en el que avanzan los cuatro soldados. Pero aunque estuvieran afuera: la guerra es la misma, el horror es igual y la muerte los cubre a todos.… Expand

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Andys_ReviewsJan 26, 2013

A very claustrophobic feel is created by centring all of the action inside the tank. The only glimpses we have of the outside world is through the viewfinder on the tank

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