Lebanon (Levanon)

Lebanon (Levanon) (2010)

  • 90% of critics liked it
    (97 reviews)

  • 71% of users liked it
    (4,963 ratings)

The First Lebanon War - June, 1982. A lone tank is dispatched to search a hostile town that has already been bombarded by the Israeli Air Force. What seems to be a simple mission gradually spins out of control. Shmuel the gunner, Assi the commander, Herzl the loader and Yigal the driver are the… More

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R, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Samuel Maoz
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Aug 6, 2010 Limited
On DVD
Jan 18, 2011
Sony Classic Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    We can smell the sweat, urine and diesel fuel in Lebanon. We can taste the exhaust, the metallic tang of explosive fumes from a shell ejected from the cannon.

  • Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com

    There's a bit too much of the tight close-up of sweat- and soot-stained faces trembling with emotion and doubt, but there's no mistaking or escaping this movie's powerful impact.

  • Ty Burr, Boston Globe

    A filmmaking challenge that a cynic might dismiss as "Das Tank" if it didn't offer a scalding moral challenge in the bargain.

  • Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star Tribune

    It is a grisly experience, and one of the greatest war films I have ever seen.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    Despite the film's staginess and conventionality, Maoz does a powerful job capturing the countenances of his soldiers in resonating close-ups.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • c0up  


    'Lebanon'. A gritty and visceral look at the war in the 1980s, geniusely directed purely from the viewpoint of a group of soldiers inside one tank, with their scope / viewfinder being the only link to the outside world.

  • Anthony L


    Lebanon is quite a unique war film in that its shot entirely from the perspective of a turret controller of a tank. This gives the viewer a voyeuristic glance at war and highlights the crews contrast of emotions. On one hand they feel trapped and claustrophobic but on the other hand… More

  • Gordon A


    Throws you right into the heart of the madness of war and doesn't shy from showing there are no winners. Chastening tale which makes an excellent companion piece with 'Waltz with Bashir'.

  • Alireza M


    Im sick of these political-war films.Always the same message.All of them are similar with just different locations and names.They should portray war from a new point of view.

  • Mike N


    A film fraught with shameless war clichés that seems to arc toward genuine tension and intrigue, and then ending when you think the film is about to get good. Disappointing, considering the buzz, because it offered nothing new or unique while also squandering a premise with… More

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