Beaufort
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Joseph Cedar
Eli Eltonyo
Alon Ben-david
Itay Turgeman
Hannan Yshai
Gideon Levy
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Lebanon in the year 2000. Not far from the old seafarer's fortress, Beaufort, is a military base with the same name kept by the Israeli army. This heavily guarded post has been here since the war in Lebanon in 1982. It is a symbol not only of Israel's most controversial campaign for military control of Lebanon, but also of a sacrificial struggle during which many soldiers lost their lives. The Israeli troops move out of Lebanon, leaving behind their base at Beaufort. On the evening of May 24th, the base is destroyed, blown up by thousands of mines. The powerful explosion marks the end of 18 years of Israeli occupation. The film tells the story of Liraz Liberti, the 22-year-old commander of Beaufort, and his troops during the last few months prior to their withdrawal. The story does not center on the war but on their retreat. The base is still under enemy fire as Liraz prepares to explode the site, thus destroying everything that his friends and comrades have died for trying to defend.
Director
Joseph Cedar
Cast
Eli Eltonyo
Alon Ben-david
Itay Turgeman
Hannan Yshai
Gideon Levy
Ishai Adar
Itai Szor
Nevo Kimchi
Ohad Knoller
Igal Reznik
Itay Tiran
Yaakov Ahimeir
Zohar Strauss
Alon Aboutboul
Oshri Cohen
Gal Friedman
Daniel Bruk
Danny Zahavi
Arthur Faradjev
Ami Weinberg
Crew
Ishai Adar
Ishai Adar
Ishai Adar
Assaf Arbel
Nimrod Asheri
Haim Assias
Ronit Dugo Aviv
Avi Avrahami
Sigal Barak
Mordecai Boaz
Joseph Cedar
Alex Claude
Israel David
Leon Edery
Moshe Edery
Harvey Edinoff
Dror Elhadad
Lior Ethrogy
Noah Faran
Gideon Gadi
Bella Hazan
Avichai Henig
Ofer Inov
Ya'akov Itach
Tamir Kfir
Pini Klavir
Ron Leshem
Ron Leshem
Aviram Levy
David Mandil
Miguel Merkin
Keren Michael
Ashi Milo
Ashi Milo
Maya More
Ohad Oz
Mary Porath
Zohar M Sela
David Silber
Doron Suliman
Chagit Terneri
Michal Wolf
Hila Yuval
Amnon Zlayat
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2007
Released in United States August 2007
Released in United States February 2007
Released in United States January 2008
Released in United States March 14, 2008
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States on Video September 30, 2008
Released in United States Winter January 18, 2008
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 8-18, 2007.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-17, 2007.
Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) August 15-26, 2007.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Gala Screenings/New Israeli Cinema: L'Chaim!) January 3-14, 2008.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 27-October 12, 2007.
Based on the novel "Im Yesh Gan Eden" written by Ron Leshem.
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Cinema of Our Time) September 27-October 12, 2007.)
Released in United States January 2008 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (Gala Screenings/New Israeli Cinema: L'Chaim!) January 3-14, 2008.)
Released in United States Winter January 18, 2008 (NY)
Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Competition) February 8-18, 2007.)
Released in United States March 14, 2008 (Los Angeles)
Released in United States August 2007 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Directors' Showcase) August 15-26, 2007.)
Released in United States on Video September 30, 2008
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-17, 2007.)
