The death of an upper-class Israeli couple's soldier son sparks a series of absurd events in this drama that won...
The death of an upper-class Israeli couple's soldier son sparks a series of absurd events in this drama that won the top award at Venice Film Festival.
"Unable to find solace in the well-meaning condolences of their extended family or the empty patriotic platitudes of bureaucrats, Michael (Lior Ashkenazi, Footnote) spirals into anger, only to subsequently experience one of life's unfathomable twists — a twist that can only be rivaled by the surreal military experiences of his son. Moving from the grieving parents' apartment to the remote military post where Jonathan (Yonaton Shiray, A Tale of Love and Darkness) was stationed, Foxtrot shows us precisely how much damage can ensue when young soldiers, barely able to tell their toe from a trigger, experience boredom, privation, and loneliness." (Toronto International Film Festival)
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77 %960 reviewsAudience score rating
"Brilliantly constructed with a visual audacity that serves the subject rather than the other way around, this is award-winning filmmaking on a fearless level."
Variety""Foxtrot" leads us a sorry dance, with irreproachable skill, but sometimes you long for it to break step, to quicken, and to breathe."
The New Yorker"A movie that builds into a devastating indictment of a nation, shock by shock, brutal moment by brutal moment."
The New York Times"It is a fierce, urgent, unflinching picture."
The Guardian"It's an extraordinary film, far from easy, ultimately thoughtful and hard to forget."
Sydney Morning Herald"Samuel Moaz's Israeli drama about life, war and grief Is a deeply resonant achievement that takes a piece out of you."
Rolling Stone"No matter what you're expecting, "Foxtrot" is not the film you expect it to be. It's better."
Los Angeles Times"Bold modernist cinema at its most harrowing."
Hollywood Reporter"The twists and reversals in Maoz's screenplay are bold enough to alienate or even anger. But his cast and crew are all on the same page, in on the same joke, and the strange engine hums."
ABCFoxtrot | Details
Award winner- Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film, the Arca CinemaGiovani Award for Best Film and the SIGNIS Award - Honourable Mention, 2017 Venice Film Festival
- Runtime
- 108
- Genre
- Drama
- Country of origin
- Israel, Switzerland, Germany, France
