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.
Title | Seeds of Summer |
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Year | 2008 |
Genre | Comedy, Documentary, Romance |
Country | Israel |
Studio | |
Cast | Hen Lasker, Yarden Nir, Smadar Gilad, Lotem Boiem, Karim Lapidot, Nizar Hassan |
Crew | Elinor Kowarsky (Producer), Hen Lasker (Director), Sari Ezouz (Editor), Yoav Raz (Editorial Services), Hen Lasker (Cinematography), Edna Kowarsky (Producer) |
Keyword | israel, army, national service, israeli defense force, lgbt |
Release | Jan 01, 2008 |
Runtime | 63 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.00 / 10 by 3 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | עִבְרִית |