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2008 Oscar Nominee from Israel
2 Screenings Scheduled
Beaufort
Thursday, April 10, 7:00 PM and 9:30 PM (overflow screening if earlier sells out) at MUSEUM OF HISTORY & INDUSTRY/MOHAI
Director(s): Joseph Cedar
Country: Israel
Year: 2007
Length: 123 MINUTES
Format: 35mm
Language: Hebrew
Special Guest(s) Information: Panel: "Discussing Beaufort" with Consul General David Akov and Eyal Levy, moderated by AJC President Moshe Dunie
Website: http://www.bufor.co.il
As Israel prepares to withdraw from Southern Lebanon in 2000, Israeli Defense Force soldiers guard an outpost next to Beaufort Castle, a Crusader fortress. The first Israeli film to explore the painful subject of an 18-year war with Lebanon. Director Joseph Cedar (Time of Favor, Campfire) won the coveted Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 2007 Berlinale, and it is an Oscar contender for Best Foreign Film.
NOTE: We will only add a 9:30 screening if the 7pm screening sells out. Currently, only 7pm tickets are on sale through Brown Paper Tickets.
Topics: Interest: Arab-Israeli Conflict, Combat/Soldiers, Israel
Panel "Discussing Beaufort" 9-9:30 PM.
PRINT SOURCE: Kino International
WEBSITE: www.kino.com
CONTACT:
Jessica Rosner, Director of Non Theatrical Sales, jrosner@kino.comSponsors
Community Partner: Brit Tzedek V'Shalom, Pacific Northwest Film Havurah & Young Leadership Division (YLD) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
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