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Lebanon (film)
Lebanon (; called ''Lebanon: The Soldier's Journey'' in the UK) is a 2009 war drama film written and directed by Samuel Maoz. It won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Israeli-produced film to have won that honour. In Israel itself the film has caused some controversy. The film was nominated for ten Ophir Awards, including Best Film. The film also won the 14th Annual Satyajit Ray Award. Maoz based the film on his experience as a young Israeli conscript during the 1982 Lebanon War.. The British newspaper ''The Guardian'' has described it as an anti-war film. Plot The film depicts warfare as witnessed exclusively from the inside of a Sho't battle tank. The crew's window to the outside world is a gunsight. As a way of adding realism to the effect, every change in the horizontal and vertical viewing directions is accompanied by the hydraulic whine of the traversing gun turret. The film is set during the 1982 Lebanon War. There are four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Maoz
Samuel Maoz (Hebrew: שמואל מעוז; born c. 1962) is an Israeli film director. His 2009 film, ''Lebanon'' won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. He also won the award for Best Screenplay for Lebanon at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in 2010. Biography Shmuel (Shmuel) Maoz was born in Tel Aviv. At the age of 20, he was a gunner in one of the first Israeli tanks to enter Lebanon in the 1982 Lebanon War.. After the war, he trained as a cameraman at the Beit Zvi theater school, and did art direction in film and television productions. Film career As a director, Maoz was associated with the production of documentary films, directing the Arte production ''Total Eclipse'' (2000) with Evgenia Dodina. In 2007, Maoz began working on ''Lebanon'', his first feature film. The script, based on Maoz's personal experiences, describes the traumatic experiences of a four-man Israeli tank crew in a Lebanese village early in the war. At the end of July 2009, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sight (device)
A sight or sighting device is any gadget, device used to assist in precise visual perception, visual alignment (i.e. ''aiming'') of weapons, surveying instruments, aircraft equipment, optical illumination equipment or larger optical instruments with the intended target. Sights can be a simple set or system of physical markers that serve as visual references for directly aligning the user's line of sight with the target (such as iron sights on firearms), or optical instruments that provide an optically enhanced—often magnification, magnified—target image aligned in the same focus (optics), focus with an aiming point (e.g. telescopic sight, telescopic, reflector sight, reflector and holographic sights). There are also sights that actively project an illuminated point of aim (a.k.a. "hot spot") onto the target itself so it can be observed by anyone with a direct view, such as laser sight (firearms), laser sights and infrared illuminators on some night vision devices, as well as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phalangist
The Kataeb Party (), officially the Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party ( '), also known as the Phalangist Party, is a right-wing Christian political party in Lebanon founded by Pierre Gemayel in 1936. The party and its paramilitary wings played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), opposing Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon as well as collaborating with Israel. The Phalangists were responsible for the Black Saturday massacre, the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, Ehden massacre, and the Karantina massacre. In 1982, Pierre's youngest son Bachir, the leader of the party's militia, was elected President, but was assassinated before he could take office. This led to Phalangist militiamen committing the infamous Sabra and Shatila massacre during the 1982 war, with support from the IDF. Bachir was succeeded by his older brother Amine, who led the party through much of the war. In decline in the late 1980s and 1990s during the Syrian occupation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashraf Barhom
Ashraf Barhom (, ; born January 8, 1979) is an actor from Tarshiha, in Galilee, Israel. He has starred in '' The Kingdom'', ''Paradise Now'', '' By Any Means'' and ''The Syrian Bride''. Early life Barhom grew up in an Arab Christian family in Israel, in the Galilee region, in a small village called Tarshiha. He attended the University of Haifa, where he graduated with a B.A. in Theatre and Arts. He has three sisters. Of his ethnic heritage, Barhom has said: When we attach ourselves to national identities, then we enter into a cycle of conflict. I didn't choose where I was born or who to be or what people would call me. I'm a hybrid, from a cultural perspective, but I don't think in these terms. I'm more simple than that. I'm a mammal who will live 70 years more or less, who believes in God and likes his life. Career In 2007, he garnered much attention for appearing alongside Jamie Foxx in the movie '' The Kingdom'' as Col. Faris Al-Ghazi. He has since appeared in such Israe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudu Tassa
David "Dudu" Tassa (; born February 10, 1977) is an Israeli rock musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Besides having had a successful solo career in Israel, Tassa has been the leader of Dudu Tassa & the Kuwaitis which plays new renditions of old Iraqi and Kuwaiti songs written and composed by Tassa's late grandfather and great-uncle, Daoud and Salih Al-Kuwaity, since 2011. Life and musical career Tassa was born and raised in Hatikva Quarter in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a Jewish family who immigrated to Israel from Yemen, Iraq and Kuwait. He was active in the local community center during his childhood. He studied in the theater program at Ironi Alef High School, and at the age of 15 he released his debut album, "Ohev et Ha'Shirim" (Hebrew: אוהב את השירים, "Loving the Songs"), produced by Yishai Ben Tzur. In 2000, after finishing his military service, Tassa released the album ''Yoter Barur'' (יותר ברור, "Clearer"), which was critically acclaimed despi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reymond Amsalem
Reymond Amsalem (; born 19 July 1978) is an Israeli actress. She has appeared in more than 20 films since 2003 and was born in Jerusalem to a family of Moroccan Jews Moroccan Jews (; ; ) are Jews who live in or are from Morocco. Moroccan Jews constitute an ancient community dating to Roman Empire, Roman times. Jews began immigrating to the region as early as 70 CE. They were much later met by a second wave o .... Selected filmography External links * 1978 births Living people Israeli people of Moroccan-Jewish descent Israeli film actresses Israeli television actresses Israeli Mizrahi Jews Actresses from Jerusalem Ophir Award winners {{Israel-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Moshonov
Michael Moshonov (; born ) is an Israeli actor, rapper, musician and TV host. Moshonov won the Ophir Award, Ophir Award for Best Actor twice, for ''Lost Islands (film), Lost Islands'' and for ''The Human Resources Manager''. He is also known professionally as Mike Mushon. Life and career Moshonov was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, to a father of Bulgarian Jews, Bulgarian-Jewish descent, and a Romanian Jews, Romanian-born Jewish mother. He is the son of actors Moni Moshonov and Sandra Sade, and is the brother of opera singer Alma Moshonov. Moshonov's first appearance on television was in 1990 at the age of four, when he participated in the Israeli children show . In 1991, at the age of five, Moshonov played along with his father in the Israeli children film along with Arik Einstein. In 1992 at the age of six, Moshonov participated along with his father and sister in the successful Israeli comedy film ''Kvalim''. In 2001 at age 15 he played in the film ''Late Marriage'' alongside his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zohar Strauss
Zohar Zalman Strauss (; born 4 March 1972) is an Israeli theater, film, and television actor. Regarded as one of the best performers of his generation in Israel, he is recognized for his versatile work across independent films, television and the stage. He has received numerous accolades, including one Ophir Award and two nominations. A graduate of the University of Leicester and the Yoram Loewenstein Performing Arts Studio, he has appeared in popular television dramas such as ''Srugim'' and ''Shtisel'' (2013 - 2021). He has also had roles in critically-acclaimed films such as '' Beaufort'' (2007), ''Lebanon'' (2009), '' Eyes Wide Open'' (2009) and '' The Cakemaker'' (2017). Early life Strauss was born in Haifa, Israel, to a secular Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. His mother is a mathematics teacher and his father is a doctor of physics. During his service in the Israel Defense Forces, Strauss was an instructor in the Medical Corps. He studied a Bachelor's Degree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshri Cohen With The Golden Lion Of The Venice International Film Festival 2009
Oshri is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Oshri Cohen, Israeli actor * Oshri Gita, Israeli football player * Oshri Levi, Israeli football player * Oshri Lugasi Oshri Lugasi (; born February 17, 1972) is brigadier general who serves as the chief Combat Engineering Corps officer of the Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language a ..., Israeli army officer * Oshri Roash, Israeli footballer {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Phosphorus Munitions
White phosphorus munitions are weapons that use one of the common allotropes of the chemical element phosphorus. White phosphorus is used in smoke, illumination, and incendiary munitions, and is commonly the burning element of tracer ammunition. Other common names for white phosphorus munitions include ''WP'' and the slang terms ''Willie Pete'' and ''Willie Peter'', which are derived from ''William Peter'', the World War II phonetic alphabet rendering of the letters ''WP''. White phosphorus is pyrophoric (it is ignited by contact with air); burns fiercely; and can ignite cloth, fuel, ammunition, and other combustibles. White phosphorus is a highly efficient smoke-producing agent, reacting with air to produce an immediate blanket of phosphorus pentoxide vapour. Smoke-producing white phosphorus munitions are very common, particularly as smoke grenades for infantry, loaded in defensive grenade launchers on tanks and other armoured vehicles, and in the ammunition allotment for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kataeb Party
The Kataeb Party (), officially the Kataeb Party – Lebanese Social Democratic Party ( '), also known as the Phalangist Party, is a right-wing Christian political party in Lebanon founded by Pierre Gemayel in 1936. The party and its paramilitary wings played a major role in the Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990), opposing Palestinian insurgency in South Lebanon as well as collaborating with Israel. The Phalangists were responsible for the Black Saturday massacre, the Tel al-Zaatar massacre, Ehden massacre, and the Karantina massacre. In 1982, Pierre's youngest son Bachir, the leader of the party's militia, was elected President, but was assassinated before he could take office. This led to Phalangist militiamen committing the infamous Sabra and Shatila massacre during the 1982 war, with support from the IDF. Bachir was succeeded by his older brother Amine, who led the party through much of the war. In decline in the late 1980s and 1990s during the Syrian occupat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
