Beaufort — Out of Festival Event
Saturday, January 19 • 07:30 PM • Leon & Toby Cooperman JCC.jpg)
Israel's Submission, Best Foreign Film, Academy Awards 2008
TICKETS ARE LIMITED
Post Screening Discussion featuring Adam Harmon
Dessert Reception To Follow
The first Israeli film to explore the painful subject of Israel's 18-year presence in Southern Lebanon, Beaufort dramatically depicts the complex moral and tactical dilemmas facing the young commander of Beaufort Castle, a Crusader-era fortress, during the Israeli Army's unilateral withdrawal from Southern Lebanon in 2000.
-Director Joseph Cedar (Time of Favor, Campfire) won the coveted Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival
Director: Joseph Cedar
Country: Israel
Year: 2006
Length: 131 minutes
Format: Beta Sp
Language: Hebrew with English subtitles