Kippur
by Amos Gitai
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Actor: Guy Amir, Liron Levo, Tomer Russo, Uri Klauzner, Yoram HattabDirector: Amos Gitai
Cinematographer: Renato Berta
Producer: Amos Gitai
Writer: Amos Gitai
Editor: Monica Coleman
Producer: Laurent Truchot
Producer: Michel Propper
Writer: Marie-Jose Sanselme
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Original Language); Hebrew (Published)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 124 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-08-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kino Video
DVD Reviews of Kippur
DVD Review: So realistic it is not entertaining
Summary: 5 Stars
As a former IDF soldier I applaud this film for its wholly accurate depiction of a Yom Kippur war experience. I agree for the most part with Tsuyoshi's review above and his advice is good. For someone that is interested immersing themselves in the experience of war without any Hollywood glamour this film does a splendid job. The scenes like getting stuck in the Golan mud while trying to carry a stretcher convey both the pain of training (what most of a soldier's experience is really about) and the frustration of war. Looking for more action? Not in this film, there is a reason that in the military that the old saying goes: "hurry up and wait".
I have often had friends that ask 'what was life like in the army?' and this film is a very good answer to that. I would gladly watch the film again with friends and recommend the film highly to those who understand what it is meant to be.
Other Israeli films in the same genre about war: "Beaufort" 2007 and "Ricochets" 1986 (no longer in circulation)
DVD Review: THIS is the true face of war
Summary: 5 Stars
An amazing film. I've served in both the U.S. and Israeli militaries, and seen combat in both. This is the closest thing to reality I've ever seen in a film.
The confusion of the Yom Kippur War is legendary. I lost my brother and his wife during the first few days. This film is hard to watch, seeing the Israeli military of which I am so proud, struggle and stagger under hammer blows from Syria and Egypt. The traffic jams of civilians and military mixed up in complete confusion. The radio playing urgent announcements set to martial music followed by tapioca pop music. The newspaper announcements casually announcing cancellations of graduations and excursions, along with "Be strong and courageous" exhortations.
To anyone expecting a Hollywood "guts and glory film", or a peacenik "all soul searching and folly of war" story, go elsewhere - but it is YOU who SHOULD see this film. No epic battle scenes set to stirring music. The war is in the background yet all around. This is the war a foot soldier sees. Confusion, tedium, sadness, friendship... The scene in the mud is devastatingly gruelling - sorry Hollywood movie lovers, you're not going to see the hero, just finished reading a love letter from his sweetheart grabbing a wounded man and carrying him out single handed. No. Four burly men, stuck in an impossible situation, struggling to get one man out. The end of the scene is devastating, and the actors convey just how hopeless their characters feel. The scenes of fields torn to shreds by tanks, no apparent reason or order in the trails, is stunning.
There are so many amazing scenes in this film. The stark reality is brutal and pitiless. The helicopter crash landing is handled in a perfect way - no explosions and heroics, just men struggling to survive. As in real life, the survivors are not jumping into action, nor is there one hero who takes charge. They are stunned and hurt, the world stands still.
This film is a must see. This film is Israel. There is no bravado or flag waving, no depictions of "evil Arabs" (in one scene, the characters are looking at a newspaper, and grow quiet upon seeing a photo of a captured Syrian). Neither is there any scene of "evil Israelis" trying to oppress anyone or using dirty tricks. It is a depiction of a country at war, no marches, no speeches. A wounded pilot saying he wants to be with his mother. Two soldiers talking, and one saying "Here I was going to say I miss my girlfriend, and you've just told me about your mother and the Nazis". This is Israel. No miracles, paperwork in a hospital. No charges up hills, just confusion on a road. Used Fiats and soldiers grumbling about officers behind their backs.
I was not prepared for this movie. It was completely NOT what I was expecting. It is War As It Is. It is Israel. It is humanity.
DVD Review: Disappointing
Summary: 2 Stars
How is it possible to make a war movie boring? especially one about as dramatic of an event as the 1973 October War? well these folks managed to do it. After what seemed like a promising start showing a very huiman element and realistic experience - traffic jams etc - it never built up or got unstuck from that sense of smallness and triviality. It was a disappointing movie and I had difficulty finishing it.DVD Review: Slow and a bit odd
Summary: 3 Stars
The movie takes place during the Yom Kippur war of 1973. However, it really isn't about the war itself so don't expect to learn much about it. That was the first bit of disappointment for me. Rather the movie is a personal account of two reservists who are trying to catch up to their unit and end up on a helicopter crew collecting wounded soldiers. So it about their experience of war, the emotions they get caught up in and the lived of people they encounter in the process.
The movie pretty slow and somewhat boring. It takes a while for the plot to start developing and there are long shots of just gazing and watching. I suppose if I expected the movie to have this focus rather than being about the Yom Kippur war itself, then I may not view it this way. But I kept waiting to see an encounter with the Syrians and it never came.
The movie is framed with a bizarre opening and closing scene of love making, which really does not have much to do with the movie. I suppose it was meant to be an artistic expression of a life in Israel -- where the surreal and ordinary goes hand in hand. Where one leaves a peaceful home, goes to war and returns back as if nothing had happened.
DVD Review: One of the worst war movies of all times
Summary: 1 Stars
This movies is lacking any form of plot or story line, it is also stretched unnecessarily. Gitai obviously created this movie for propaganda purposes. Basically the same scenes appear over an over again just in different settings. I had expect, being a veteran of that war, that he would be able to translate the pain and suffering of the reservists into the concept of the movie but the failed terribly.
The fact that amazed me the most is the lack detail. The injured soldiers mostly are completely unresponsive if they are not vital to the hardly existing story and for some reason none of them (the ones in the field) have any physical injuries visible.
Probably the only more disappointing aspect of this movie, aside from the directing, is the acting of the main characters. Not convincing and often very amateurish.
Overall, if this movie is not 99 cents, don't waste your money.
Description of Kippur
A semi-autobiographical account of the 1973 yom kippur war from the point of view of a young solder. When the sirens blare announcing the attack architecture student weitraub & his friend russo rush to join their unit but instead find themselves drafted into a medical rescue team. Studio: Kino International Release Date: 09/10/2002 Run time: 120 minutes Director: Amos GitaiGeneral DVDs
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