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6.8
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Smadar (Smadar Sayar) and Mirit (Naama Schendar), both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together as part of their military service. Worlds apart in their personality their initial frosty relationship changes to friendship as they deal with their own emotional issues, the crushes and break-ups in their love lives, as well as the political realities.
Director:
,
Vardit Bilu
,
Dalia Hager
Cast:
,
Ami Weinberg
,
Katia Zinbris
,
Smadar Sayar
,
Naama Schendar

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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
15 Jul 2005
Country:
IL
Languages:
Hebrew (modern)
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 9 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
While Close to Home follows a predictable path in its story, it's not without its charms, much of it down to the very believable portrayal of the young soldiers who view many of their duties with the world-weariness of terminally bored teens.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
18 May 2007
fresh:
Both [main actresses] show their characters' growth while steadfastly and, sadly, unsuccessfully trying to hold on to the last vestiges of their innocence. If that's not the real tragedy of life in the Middle East, I don't know what is.
– Kamal Al-Solaylee,
Globe and Mail,
18 May 2007
fresh:
Although its location and plot points are worlds away from typical Hollywood teen-angst fare, some of its themes are undeniably universal.
– Lael Loewenstein,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar 2007
rotten:
The movie is awkwardly mounted and formlessly episodic as it meanders from one day to the next, finally losing itself in a forest of coming-of-age cliches.
– Ella Taylor,
L.A. Weekly,
22 Mar 2007
rotten:
This movie just seems like a scattered excuse to make political points without saying much of anything. Worse, it also fails to show us, with any vividness, how Mirit and Smadar think and feel as women.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
10 Mar 2007
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