Plot
2017 film directed by Samuel Maoz
✍️ CinePearl Editorial AI-generated by Groq / Llama 3.3 · CC0 data
Why Watch This
Foxtrot offers a razor‑sharp look at how personal tragedy collides with the impersonal mechanisms of the state, making every quiet moment feel loaded with meaning. Lior Ashkenazi’s understated yet devastating performance as a father grappling with loss anchors the film’s relentless emotional tension.
Best For
Fans of Israeli cinema, Drama lovers, Grief narratives, Military‑themed stories, Slow‑burn character studies
The CinePearl Take
Samuel Maoz’s direction is deliberately spare, letting the story’s brutal honesty surface without melodrama. Ashkenazi’s measured delivery contrasts sharply with Karin Ugowski’s raw, almost feral grief, creating a powerful emotional duet. The film’s pacing—slow, methodical, then abruptly jarring—mirrors the way trauma can both linger and erupt, reinforcing its central theme that grief is a cycle, not a line.
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Cast & Crew
- Director
- Samuel Maoz
- Cast
- Lior Ashkenazi, Karin Ugowski, Sarah Adler, Shira Haas
- Writer
- Samuel Maoz
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- Released
- 21 Sep 2017
- Language
- Arabic, Hebrew, German
- Country
- Israel
- IMDb
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