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Lebanon: The Soldier's Journey (2009)
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Original name: Lebanon
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel, France, Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
June, 1982 - The First Lebanon War. A lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four members of a tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war.
Style:
psychological, atmospheric, suspenseful, disturbing, sincere, touching, depressing, tense, thought provoking, bleak ...
Plot:
military, tank, war, military life, mission gone awry, leadership, deathtrap, confined, sergeant, moral dilemma, behind enemy lines, lebanese, battle zone, chaos, solitude, soldier, iraq war, jewish, islam, intrigue, conflict, arab israeli conflict, fictional history, israeli culture, pow ...
Time:
80s, year 1982, 20th century
Place:
lebanon, middle east, big ben london
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, bleak and captivating films with plots about military, war, soldier, military life, danger, battles and anti war mostly in Drama, War and Action genres. Some movies like Lebanon: The Soldier's Journey: Kippur (2000), Fury (2014), Beaufort (2007), Two Fingers from Sidon (1986), Battle for Haditha (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Duration: 117 min.
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Duration: 134 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
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Duration: 131 min.
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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 ...
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Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian area.
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Plot:
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Duration: 97 min.
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Israel
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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