Infiltration - Trailer w\ subtitles
INFILTRATION
By
Dover Kosashvili
( based on the novel best seller book by
Yehoshua Kenaz "
Infiltration ")
OneLiner
Everyone wants to gain entry to
Israeli society by serving in the
IDF. Everyone wants to get through basic training safe and sound, but for some reason, instead of team spirit and cooperation, members of the platoon would rather succeed at one another's expense.
Synopsis
The film takes place in the early
1950s, a few years after the
War of Independence and the establishment of the
State.
Immigration to Israel is at its peak, transit camps are scattered throughout the country, there is poverty and rationing.
Security is unstable with Fedayin terrorist attacks and IDF retaliation.
Unit 101 is at the height of its glory.
This is the story of one platoon at training base 4, a 3-month boot camp for non-combatants, which begins during the hot summer days, through the high holidays and ends in winter.
The platoon is comprised of veterans from cooperative settlements, kibbutzes and towns,
Ashkenaz Jerusalemites, new immigrants from N.
Africa and
Europe, holocaust survivors, non-religious and religious men. All the platoon members suffer from afflictions, are physically unfit or mentally disabled. They will find themselves on the extreme sidelines and for society and themselves, this is an intolerable tarnish.
The film deals with people at the bottom of the social ladder, whose dream it is to ascend to the top. As the story evolves, gaps are blurred until it is impossible to tell who is at the top of the ladder and who is at the bottom.
Common concepts such as "melting pot", "team spirit", "one for all and all for one", remain empty. This is a battle for the individual's survival, a war for status, identity and independence. A battle to attain the loftiest dreams, a war waged by individuals against their destiny.
Trigger
Yehoshua Kenaz, author of "Infiltration", manages to refine the human experience without currying favor with his readers. Therefore, his protagonists are depicted as authentic human beings, with faults and unique qualities.
Kenaz's approach to his protagonists fascinated me and resulted in my attempt to bring the novel to the big screen.
Prizes & Festivals:
Jerusalem IFF 2010 - Prize for
Best Actor;US distribution prize
Israeli Academy Award 2010- for
Best Photography
Warsaw IFF 2010 --
Competition
BFI 2010 --
London IFF
Main Cast:
Guy
Adler as
Avner
Oz Zehavi as
Alon
Assaf Ben
Shimon as Ben
Hamo
Michael Aloni as
Benny
Liel Denir as
Ziva
Main
Crew:
Director :
Dover Kosashvili
Script :
Reuven
Hecker ,
Dover Kosashvil
Based on a novel by Yehoshua Kenaz
Producers:
Marek Rozenbaum,
Itai Tamir,
Sophie Dulac,
Michel Zana, Michael
Rozenbaum
Director of Photography:
Amnon Salomon
Editor:
Yael Perlov
Art Director:
Avi Fahima
Original Score :
Josef Bardanashvili
Sound Design:
Aviv Aldema
Casting:
Limor Shitrit
Costume Design:
Rona Doron