Michael Moshonov

Winner of the Golden Lion and described as “Das Boot in a tank,” this gripping, claustrophobic, ingenious war film sprung from the writer/director’s own experiences in the Lebanon War. Few films put the audience so squarely, so viscerally, so unforgettably in the center of the action.

An Israeli swimming tutor living in Chicago returns to Israel after 10 years of absence to bury his father. An ancounter with a beloved childhood friend and his newly engaged girlfriend will set a series of events in motion that will affect everyone's lives.

The job of policing Israel is not only a matter of ensuring law and order. Delving into the complexities of the Israeli police, this stunning and politically volatile film marked Nadav Lapid (The Kindergarten Teacher) as an exciting new directorial talent.