Siege, 1969

Siege - 1969
Director: Gilberto Tofano Producer: Yaakov Agmon Photographer: David Gurfinkel Screenwriter: Dan Ben Amotz, Gila Almagor

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main actors:

  • Gila Almagor
  • Yehoram Gaon
  • Dan Ben Amotz
  • Eran Agmon
  • Yael Aviv
  • Goldstein Convention
  • Micha Kagan
  • Raviv Oren (Bleiberg)
  • Amir Orian
  • Baruch Sadeh
  • Uri Sharoni

Summary:

A bereaved woman named Tamar tries to overcome the loss of her husband in the Six Day War, when at that time, she has to play the role of the "eternal widow" in front of his friends and girlfriends. Tamar, who lives in the army officers' neighborhood, which leads her to shut herself in a house of fear, until the moment she goes out and "rebels": gets a haircut, buys a dress, and starts seeing a stranger. Slowly, both the crew and the camera are revealed within the film. At the end of the film, a news report was heard describing a collision at the border, which led to the deaths of several soldiers. It seems that Tupano intended to create a shock in the viewer, and not leave him feeling optimistic when he leaves the film.

Nominations:

The film was nominated for a Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival.

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