Seeds of Summer
Seven years after completing an Israeli Defense Course for female combat soldiers, director Hen Lasker returns to take a deeper look at the place where she first fell in love with a woman. Over the course of 66 days and nights, Lasker shoots a fly-on-the-wall documentary that allows unprecedented intimacy into the lives of the trainees and commanders of the Israeli army. The dichotomy of the innocence of these baby-faced trainees with the heavy burden of military service is a central theme of the film, illustrated in a scene where they discuss losing their virginity while waiting their turn to fire a machine gun. But it is the director’s relationship with Smadar, a breathtaking commander struggling to mask her gentle soul with a strict military persona, which makes the film truly enchanting. The intersection of love, duty, and personal growth thrive through to the film’s surprisingly moving finish.
Year: 2008
Genre: Comedy, Documentary, Romance
Studio:
Director: Hen Lasker
Cast: Hen Lasker, Yarden Nir, Smadar Gilad, Lotem Boiem, Karim Lapidot, Nizar Hassan
Crew: Edna Kowarsky (Producer), Elinor Kowarsky (Producer), Hen Lasker (Director), Sari Ezouz (Editor), Yoav Raz (Editorial Services), Erez Laufer (Editorial Services)
Runtime: 65 minutes
Release: Jan 01, 2008
IMDb: 4.00/10 by 4 users
Popularity: 1
Country: Israel
Language: עִבְרִית
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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