Seven years after completing an Israeli Defense Course for female combat soldiers, director Hen Lasker returns to take a deeper look at the place where she first fell in love with a woman. Over the course of 66 days and nights, Lasker shoots a fly-on-the-wall documentary that allows unprecedented intimacy into the lives of the trainees and commanders of the Israeli army. The dichotomy of the innocence of these baby-faced trainees with the heavy burden of military service is a central theme of the film, illustrated in a scene where they discuss losing their virginity while waiting their turn to fire a machine gun. But it is the director’s relationship with Smadar, a breathtaking commander struggling to mask her gentle soul with a strict military persona, which makes the film truly enchanting. The intersection of love, duty, and personal growth thrive through to the film’s surprisingly moving finish.
Hen Lasker
as Herself
Yarden Nir
as Herself
Smadar Gilad
as Herself
Lotem Boiem
as Herself
Karim Lapidot
as Herself
Nizar Hassan
as Herself
Naomi Azar
as Herself
Sarah Sweiry
as Herself
David Nimrodi
as Himself
Robert Pik
as Himself
Jill Pik
as Herself
Osnat Trabelsi
as Himself
