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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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Don't worry. They must be cooking

up some political agreement.

They wouldn't desert us

like this.

What political agreement?

What political agreement?!

Think anyone gives

a damn about us?

That anyone gives a damn about me?

- What do you want, Koris? What?

Want me to blow up this

mountain on my own initiative?

Want me to run away?

Yes.

I can't.

- Why not?

Get us on the vehicles, push the

button and get us the hell out.

I can't.

You know what?

I deserve a commander

who can.

We all do.

Ziv, Zitlawi,

Shpitzer, Oshri.

They deserved a better

commander than you.

Koris.

I don't deserve it, either,

Koris.

I don't deserve to freeze up

like some pen-pusher

and see my best friend in a pool

of blood, yelling, "Help, Liraz."

I don't deserve it.

If it hadn't been for you,

Oshri would have died.

Think I don't know that?

I do.

I wish someone else was there.

I wish.

Someone better than me.

I wish I had the balls to get

the hell out of here now.

To blow up this mountain

by myself. To get you out.

But to tell the truth,

forget my rank,

forget I'm your commander,

I can't abandon this mountain.

I can't. Something's

physically stopping me.

I don't deserve to be the one

who fled from Beaufort.

Koris. Liraz.

Liraz, Liraz!

Emilio,

what are you doing here?

Emilio, wait a minute.

I thought you had gone.

No. We're still here.

We're staying till tomorrow.

But the generator broke down.

Till tomorrow? - Yeah. Still

no final clearance to leave.

I'm on watch in Green now.

Good. Get up there.

I'll come visit in a while.

You got a radio there?

- Yes.

But it doesn't work properly.

Can't hear.

Antenna's f***ed.

Okay.

Take another from there.

You okay?

It's hell there now.

I'm scared to death.

I know.

It'll be over in a day.

Can you handle one more day?

You don't have to go up there

if you don't want to.

Emilio.

I can't go up there again.

I can't.

I can't.

Okay. Don't.

Stay here.

Who'll be in Green?

- No one.

You sure?

- Yes.

Emilio, you're the last guard

in Green.

For 18 years there's been a

soldier there. You're the last.

Come on,

give me a hand here.

Meir, use me. There must be

something I can do.

Know how to make coffee?

Forget it, I'll do it.

No, Beiliss.

It's okay.

Just make it strong.

And bring me something to eat.

Sh*t.

Do like this.

Turn.

Fingers on your nose.

- On 6.6.82 the Beaufort fort was

conquered by the Golani Commando Unit -

- Died in battle: -

Beiliss. Beiliss.

Leave it. I guess

they want to stay here.

Go get the guards.

Tell everyone to come down.

Tell them to come down

and bring their radios.

That's it?

Head count.

- Head count.

One. - Two. - Three. - Four.

- Five. - Six. - Seven.

Eight. - Nine. - Ten. - Eleven.

- Twelve, last.

Get in. In. Caesar Leader

from Bardelas Leader.

Copy, we're in the vehicles,

awaiting clearance.

Clear to move out of Bardelas.

Wait there for orders.

Copy.

Copy that.

Emilio, go. Get out of here.

I'll join you in a minute.

Get inside, inside!

Get in, get in.

What, are they crazy?!

Puma from Bardelas Leader.

We need a smoke screen.

Smoke screen over the road,

now! Over.

Meir, what's up?

You ready?

Give me two more minutes.

- No go. There'll be missiles.

Puma from Bardelas Leader.

Stop smoke.

Puma, it's too close.

It's on top of us. Stop smoke.

I repeat, stop smoke.

Come on, Meir.

There's no time.

Caesar Leader from Clover.

Okay to arm? Over.

Roger.

Affirmative.

Ready!

What? I didn't hear.

You ready?

Ready, ready!

Puma from Bardelas Leader.

Ready for Papa. Is that a go?

Liberty, it's Kimhi. Hear me?

- I hear you, Kimhi.

Give it a last look for me.

And get it over with.

Out.

Meir. Go.

Get in, everyone.

Get in, Liraz.

Come on, push the button

already.

Caesar stations,

copy Papa in... Nine, eight,

seven, six,

five, four...

three, two.

Emilio, step on it.

Come on, let's go home.

Mom, it's Idan.

I'm home.

I know, I know.

Yeah, me too.

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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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