2008
May 2008
Thursday 29 May 2008
Thu 29 May, 7:40 pm. 1001 Watertown Street, West Newton, 02465. Sara Rubin, 617-244-9899, info@bjff.org. Boston Jewish Film Festival - [events]
Thursday, May 29, 7:40 pm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Beaufort Bufor Director: Joseph Cedar Country: Israel, released 2006 Duration: 131 min., 35mm Language: Hebrew w/subtitles As Israel prepares to withdraw from Southern Lebanon in 2000, Israeli Defense Force soldiers guard an outpost next to Beaufort Castle, a Crusaders’ fortress. The impact of the first Israeli film to explore the painful subject of Israel’s 18-year war with Lebanon is devastating. Director Joseph Cedar (Time of Favor, Campfire) won the coveted Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 2007 Berlinale.