2008
January 2008
Saturday 19 January 2008
Sat 19 Jan. 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, 07052. Michael Hopkins, 973-530-3400, mhopkins@jccmetrowest.org. Jewish Community Center Metrowest - [events]
Israel’s submission for Best Foreign Film, 2008 Academy Awards Saturday, January 19 – 7:30pm Post Screening Discussion featuring special guest Dessert Reception To Follow 131 minutes The first Israeli film to explore the painful subject of Israel's 18-year presence in Southern Lebanon, Beaufort dramatically depicts the complex moral and tactical dilemmas facing the young commander of Beaufort Castle, a Crusader-era fortress, during the Israeli Army's unilateral withdrawal from Southern Lebanon in 2000. Director Joseph Cedar (Time of Favor, Campfire) won the coveted Silver Bear Award for Best Director at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival