Tmunat Hanitzahon

As the title suggests I think this is Nesher's best movie to date and he has some good ones in the past.

A great time to be had watching this film, would recommend it to anyone who's interested.

Exceptional movie. Someone wrote it is anti-war movie. It is not anti-war movie, it is anti those who start the wars, who abuse peoples' elevated emotions and send them to kill and to be killed, instead of trying to resolve the existing grievances in a peaceful way. It also directed against those who makes an entertainment from the human tragedies depicting them as an "image of victory", just like ancient Romans found a fun in watching gladiators fights. It tells how little progress we made in the last 2000 years, despite our achievement in technology and science. It also gives a clever idea that what you may see as your victory in reality could be the image of your defeat.

One objection I have to the movie is how it portrays Aba Kovner. Aba Kovner was one of the leaders of the unground resistance in Vilnius ghetto, a heroic fighter against Nazis and a prolific poet. You can find more information about him by surfing the internet.

Since I know the area and some of the stories from Israel's independence war, it was interesting to see our history come to life. The storyline is good and so are the actors but some of the scenes, specifically some of the battle scenes, seem amateurish, but maybe it's because that's how untrained soldiers and new immigrants fought at the time. Trying to bring the story from both sides of the conflict is interesting, humanizing the other side. Worth watching!

So first in general I love Avi neshers works . He has some gems . This is one of them. It's a great film. There's one major issue . Gratuitous nudity . To which there's no need ..... I don't understand why this was added to film. It adds nothing and makes it unable to be watched by kids and religus . This could be shown in school if not for that or to children . Due to that wouldnt.... It's a powerful movie . I don't agree with all the points made but I think Avi is fair and trust to be neutral. Hes done this in the past . Which is rare as most Israeli media is super left wing . He shows the good , bad and ugly . Would give 10/10 if not for unnecessary nudity ....

This remarkable film from Israel is not only a memorial to the Berlin Jew Mira Ben-Ari (1926-1948), but also to Kibbutz Nitzamin. Director Avi Nesher not only tells a story from the Israeli War of Independence from 1947 to 1949, but also creates a treatise on the "image of victory" we create and the reasons for this.

It tells the story of life in Kibbutz Nitzamin, where Jews from all over the world live, work, and even fight to defend themselves against their hostile neighbors. The film focuses on the young Mira (fabulous: Joy Rieger), a Berlin Jew who came to Palestine at the age of seven. Married to Elyakim (Elisha Banai), she has a young son named Dani, but as a radio operator, she is very keen on her independence. The small community is constantly in danger, surrounded by hostile neighbors who, under the leadership of Commander Khalif (Ala DAKKA), constantly fire shots at Nitzamin. After Israel's declaration of independence in May 1948, the hostilities escalate. Cairo film critic Hassanin (Amir Khoury) is tasked with documenting this situation. Through propaganda footage for the Egyptian army, he is given the opportunity to capture the events of the war on film, like his great role model Frank Capra. But when the Egyptian army is forced to make its embarrassing retreat, at least Kibbutz Nitzamin is to be wiped out in order to present an "image of victory" to the newsreel audience in Cairo.

In addition to Mira and her family, this film focuses on other kibbutz residents who come from different corners of the world and must find common ground, especially linguistically. As a Berliner, Mira still has the latest Marlene Dietrich record brought to her and enjoys speaking German with other kibbutz residents who have escaped from Berlin. Hadassa (Meshi KLEINSTEIN), for example, comes from Argentina and has to struggle to adjust to the harsh and, above all, tango-abstinent life in the desert. The dashing Avraham Schwartzstein (Yadin GELLMAN), as the kibbutz commander, is a typical representative of Ashkenazi Jews from Europe.

A truly remarkable film, which is also artistically convincing! The fight scenes aren't always successful, but this is also due to the low budget that films from a "small" country like Israel can have. The Israeli Film Academy's film award is called OPHIR and has been awarded since the 1990s. In addition to director Avi NESHER, four actors also received an OPHIR nomination in 2021: Joy RIEGER, Amir KHOURY (known from the second season of the top Israeli series FAUDA), Meshi KLEINSTEIN, and Ala DAKKA (known from the third season of FAUDA). For the brilliant Ala DAKKA, this was already his second OPHIR nomination after THE COUSIN (2017). A third should follow in 2023 for THE MONKEY HOUSE.