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Synopsis: BEAUFORT tells the story of LIRAZ LIBERTI, the 22 year-old outpost commander, and his troops in the months before Israel pulled out of Lebanon. This is not a story of war, but of retreat. This is a story with no enemy, only an amorphous entity that drops bombs from the skies while terrified young soldiers must find a way to carry out their mission until their very last minutes on that mountaintop. As LIRAZ lays the explosives which would destroy that very same structure that his friends had died defending, he witnesses the collapse of all he's been taught as an officer, and his soldier's mental and physical disintegration.
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Director(s): Joseph Cedar
Production: Kino International
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Rotten Tomatoes:
86%
UNRATED
Year:
2007
131 min
Website
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If you checked, it's cool.

Doesn't matter. She'll leave you

after a week anyway.

You're not cut out

for an American.

Watch it, Kundalini!

Besides, her dad's Israeli.

Even worse.

Say, what about Liraz?

Does he have a girlfriend?

Lilach.

Six years together.

You seen her?

Do you guys hang out together?

- Sometimes. Not much.

What's he like?

Not much of a dancer.

I can't see him dancing,

with his M16...

What, are you making fun

of him?

I just can't imagine him being

romantic. Dunno. I just can't.

Truth is, he's not

all that big on romance.

How could he be romantic?

Last year I saw him

on the street, in Tiberias,

in jeans, with his gun

slung around his shoulder.

What kind of jerk

carries his weapon on leave?

Did he see you?

Did you say hi?

He pretended not to see me.

Crossed the street.

What did you expect? For him

to stop and give you a hug? - No.

But he could have nodded.

He knows me,

after all.

At the outpost

he doesn't say hi, either.

Why does he keep

such a distance from us, anyway?

What's the deal?

Are you guys short of friends?

Leave him alone.

What kind of a soldier was he?

Devoted.

A real workhorse.

From Day One he knew he wanted

to be an officer.

Took the test three times,

but was rejected.

They wouldn't let him in.

Said he wasn't officer

material.

So he drove the battalion

commander crazy.

Sat outside his office every

day, begged him for a chance.

In the end they let him

take the course.

He graduated with the top marks.

They couldn't figure him out.

Was he liked in your company?

Sure.

King of the world.

The soldiers, mind you,

not the commanders.

Why, don't you like him?

Sure.

He's a good officer.

You can tell he cares.

You're lucky they didn't stick

you with some f*ggot officer.

If something happens here,

you know you can count on him.

They didn't send him here

for nothing.

I'm here just because of him.

If he weren't here,

I could have finished

my service easy.

Every night out in Nahariya.

Everyone knows that if

something serious happens here,

he's the only one

who'll know how to function.

Like he functioned with Ziv?

Stop the bullshit, Koris.

What could he have done?

The guy died for nothing.

I swear.

And the next day, suddenly they

cancel Kabarnit Procedure.

Two days later they bring in

the D9, plow over the road.

So what did he die for?

I still don't get it.

Am I the only one

who thinks it's weird?

A good officer, who can function,

wouldn't let that happen.

Koris, he takes orders

just like you, okay?

He doesn't decide

when to send in the D9.

Think he makes those decisions?

And why aren't we allowed

to talk about the evacuation?

As if we were 3-year-olds?

- What do you want him to say?

about the army are brainwashing

the whole country

with their bullshit.

What's it got to do with you?

What do you want him to say?

- I want him to stand up like a man

and tell us that Hezbollah

will be here in two weeks.

And that all the IDF is doing

now is for nothing. That's what.

Okay, forget politics.

No, it pisses me off!

Someone died here. How can you

say it was for nothing?

You know what? Not for nothing.

You got your chow, okay?

Koris, I'll throw my helmet

in your face. - Okay, enough!

Suddenly the landscape

seems different.

I don't know why.

It's a well-known phenomenon.

When you're here long enough,

the view changes.

Suddenly you see new things.

It's just a new angle.

No, something changes

in your head, believe me.

You end up missing this place.

So when are you running away

from here?

I'm not running away.

Don't say that.

My time has come. - You're right.

That's cool. Sorry.

When are you

getting out of here?

In two days.

Come here,

give me a hug.

Come on,

don't be afraid.

You come to me.

When you're in New Jersey,

every night,

before you f*** Michelle,

think about us here

for one minute.

Picture this moment.

Swear you won't go a day

without thinking of us.

One minute.

That's enough.

Cool. It's a deal.

Take care.

- Okay.

Sure?

- Sure.

What?

Good luck.

- Thanks.

Hang in there.

Want me to cry?

Come on.

Get your gear.

Let's get the hell out of here.

Noah! - What?

In the ark

gather the forest animals...

In 21 days I'll kiss Michelle

on the lips,

do you believe it?

Are you with me,

Honey?

Ever hear of

Kundalini meditation?

It's a kind of snake

that lies coiled in your pelvis.

And you have to awaken it

from its dormant state.

If it awakens inside, it can

actually bring salvation.

And it calms your soul,

mends the broken pieces in your

heart. True spiritual life.

Want me to demonstrate,

Honey?

Kundalini, stage one:

stand with bent knees

and shake your body.

Shake it, shake it.

Relax, from the earth

to the sky.

I'm afraid, Master Shakura.

I can't relax.

Have no fear, I'm with you.

We're together.

Let it out of you,

naturally, freely.

Don't lead,

let yourself be led,

carried away. Yes, shake hard.

Shake hard.

Now, shake hard,

shake deep...

Impact. Impact.

Missile at Green Post.

Missile at Green.

Zitlawi!

Get an extinguisher.

And get the ready team

with a doctor.

Koris, get the ready team.

Come on, snap out of it!

Impact, impact.

Zitlawi! Zitlawi!

Incoming, incoming.

Impact. Impact.

Tell them we have an injury

or a casualty.

Where's the ready team,

why aren't they here?

Where's the doctor,

f*** it?!

Caesar from Bardelas medic.

We have an injury here.

Copy?

We got hit by a missile.

Liraz, here's the extinguisher.

Clear, clear!

Go in with you?

- Wait outside.

Oshri, get me Caesar.

Caesar from Bardelas Leader.

Incoming, incoming.

Caesar from Bardelas Leader,

we have an injury, copy?

A serious injury.

I need a helo ASAP.

Do you copy?

Over.

Zitlawi,

can you hear me?

What's the status?

Helo. Get a helo.

Don't tell me to calm down.

Motherf***er. - Got to get him

onto a stretcher. Get him down.

Support his head.

Get him up.

Get him up.

Impact, impact.

Support his head, Liraz.

Zitlawi,

can you hear me?

Be strong, kid.

I love you, man.

Take over for me

on the stretcher.

I'm on duty here

until the ready team arrives.

Stay here.

Keep your eyes peeled.

It could be a combined attack.

Where's the ready team?

F***.

Must be waiting

for the shelling to stop.

Go with Zitlawi.

Go.

I'll be back soon.

Keep your eyes open, Oshri.

Get up there, quick. What

are you doing here? Go! Up!

Ready Team B, go to the helipad.

Team B, status.

What about the helo,

Caesar?

How's he doing, doc?

When can we evacuate him?

I'm ready whenever

the chopper arrives.

Will he be all right?

I don't know, Liraz.

I don't know.

Liraz, get me in!

Liraz!

Liraz, get me in!

Liraz!

Doctor!

It'll be okay.

Hear me, Oshri?

It'll be okay.

Talk to me, Oshri.

Talk to me.

The chopper will be here

in a moment.

This is the alleged image

of the hit to the outpost.

We're seeing several tapes here.

I'm not sure they were all

shot today, but these were

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Joseph Cedar

Yossef (Joseph) Cedar (Hebrew: יוסף סידר; born August 31, 1968) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter. He has won a Silver Bear and an Ophir Award for Best Director, and an Ophir Award for writing a Best Screenplay. He also won the best screenplay award at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for his film Footnote (2011). more…

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