Beautifully filmed so kudos on the cinematography. And the makeup. I never got a sense of the characters though, other than a few routine character traits, and I never really cared about what was happening. I look forward to more films from Samuel Maoz though because nothing in the movie was bad and what he did well he did very well.
Very original, clever, a great film.
I was disappointed. I saw the trailer and got hooked up on it. I thought it could be a nice link to Waltz with Bashir. But it never left a real impression on me.
Very strong performances, and cinematography was superb; the claustrophobic atmosphere was successfully achieved.
Great movie. one of the best warmovies i have seen in years.
The director's only concern is to show the "horrors of war", and he won't bother using all kinds of clichés to achieve it. Terrible.
I watched this one day and forgot that I had seen it a few days later. Nothing about this film really left much of an impression.
Surprisingly dull and forgettable considering its premise.
Unforgettable portrait of an Israeli tank crew's claustrophobic descent into madness during the conflict with Lebanon in 1982. An intense look at the psychological effects of war. DAS BOOT in a tank.
If you are in Czech Republic, watch LEBANON for free thanks to Karlovy Vary Film Festival and MUBI!
I am speechless... How could have been even better? Well done, guys, this is an extraordinarily strong film minimalism...
Exposes our human vulnerability through 4 frightened, under-prepared Israeli soldiers reluctantly involved in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Shot entirely inside a tank, the sense of claustrophobia is vivid.
If Samuel Moaz sticked to his original idea, 'Lebanon' could've been a hell of a lot better than it actually is.
Based on the video trailer I watched earlier, this looks like an interesting and strong film. The images are riveting and powerful enough to stir one to be critical about futility of war. Obviously, war has been tackled very commonly in films, so the bigger question is whether we need another war film to teach us about the atrocities of gun battle.
I will take back every negative thing I wrote about this if the filmmakers agree to my one clause:
rename it THE CRYING DONKEY.
Seen in Venice yesterday evening: truly breathtaking.