Beaufort

Lebanon in the year 2000. Not far from the old seafarer's fortress, Beaufort, is a military base with the same name kept by the Israeli army. This heavily guarded post has been here since the war in Lebanon in 1982. It is a symbol not only of Israel's most controversial campaign for military control of Lebanon, but also of a sacrificial struggle during which many soldiers lost their lives.

The Israeli troops move out of Lebanon, leaving behind their base at Beaufort. On the evening of May 24th, the base is destroyed, blown up by thousands of mines. The powerful explosion marks the end of 18 years of Israeli occupation. The film tells the story of Liraz Liberti, the 22-year-old commander of Beaufort, and his troops during the last few months prior to their withdrawal. The story does not center on the war but on their retreat. The base is still under enemy fire as Liraz prepares to explode the site, thus destroying everything that his friends and comrades have died for trying to defend.

Directed by
Joseph Cedar

Cast
Oshri Cohen - Liraz Liberti
Itay Tiran - Koris
Eli Eltonyo - Oshri
Ohad Knoller - Ziv
Arthur Perzev - Shpitzer
Ygal Resnik - Rubi
Itay Schor - Emilio
Itay Turgeman - Zitlawy
Ami Weinberg - Amox Faran

Production Co.
United King Films
Metro Communications
Movie Plus

Produced by
Moshe Edry
Leon Edry
David Mandil

Studio
Bavaria Film International

Writer
Joseph Cedar
Ron Leshem

Music
Ishai Adar