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Lebanon

2009 · 1h 33m · R Drama, War
Directed by Samuel Maoz

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Overview

During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town.

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90%
Tomatometer
Fresh

A filmmaking challenge that a cynic might dismiss as "Das Tank" if it didn't offer a scalding moral challenge in the bargain.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh

It is a grisly experience, and one of the greatest war films I have ever seen.

Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

There's a bit too much of the tight close-up of sweat- and soot-stained faces trembling with emotion and doubt, but there's no mistaking or escaping this movie's powerful impact.

Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
Fresh

We can smell the sweat, urine and diesel fuel in Lebanon. We can taste the exhaust, the metallic tang of explosive fumes from a shell ejected from the cannon.

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh

Although Lebanon is to be congratulated for its bold visual strategy and strong antiwar stance, the film becomes claustrophobic after a while. When one of the characters finally emerges from the tank, you may find yourself as relieved as he is.

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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