Beaufort

This evening, as a part of a Pardes event, we watched the movie "Beaufort". It is about an Israeli military outpost in southern Lebanon, and the physical and psychological difficulties that come along with such a posting. We had been told by friends and colleagues that it was an excellent film, and the Oscar selection committee agreed, as do we. The acting and script were both very well done, and allowed the movie to editorialize on a variety of levels - the state of war in the modern era, Israeli politics and psychology, and current events. Perhaps it is because of our current immersion in the State, but we both recognized the unfortunate truths behind much of what the film criticized and laid bare. We apologize for being so vague, but this is a film worth seeing and we don't want to spoil it.