Summaries

The Israeli Defence Force operation "Cast Lead" in Gaza wasn't covered by the media due to military embargo. For the first time, Israeli soldiers who took part in the conflict in 2009 speak out about their actions.

For the first time soldiers who took part in the battle of Operation "Cast Lead" in Gaza 2009 come forth. To most Israelis it's still unclear what really happened there, starting at the prohibition of the reporters to enter Gaza. The IDF spokesman has adopted the working method of "minimal information - minimal criticism". The sixteen years old ignorant children will, certainly, fill one day the place of the soldiers that, unknowingly, found themselves acting mechanically and mistakenly engaging in war crimes... Are these portraits of winners? Portraits of naivety? Or are they going to be the victims of the next war?—Nurit Kedar

Operation "Cast Lead" in Gaza wasn't covered by the media due to military embargo. For the first time Israeli soldiers who took part in "Cast Lead" in Gaza 2009 come forward. A war story can be told either by the victims or by the soldiers. I've tried to uncover this untold war story through the voices of young soldiers. It is a hallucinatory narrative of Gaza in 2009, a war partly hidden from the world—nurit kedar

A war story can be told either by the victims or by the soldiers. Here filmmaker Nurit Kedar uncovers this untold war story through the voices of young soldiers. Operation 'Cast Lead' in Gaza was not covered by the media due to military embargo. For the first time Israeli soldiers who took part in 'Cast Lead' in Gaza 2009 come forward. Ten soldiers and officers, recently released from service, sat in front of a camera with their faces revealed. These soldiers, in their very unique way, have created a narrative of an unknown war.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • military
Genres
  • War
  • Documentary
Release date Jan 3, 2025
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Israel
Official sites Official site
Language Hebrew
Filming locations Israel
Production companies Yehuda Bitton Productions

Box office

Budget $600000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 5m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 16:9 HD

Synopsis

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