The Last Band in Lebanon
– A comedy about three military band reservists who wake to discover that the Israeli army has withdra..
Release Date:
13 Oct 2016
Language:
Hebrew, Arabic
Director:
Ben Bachar, Itzik Kricheli
Writer:
Ori Halevy, Itzik Kricheli
Main Actors:
Ofer Hayoun, Ori Laizerouvich, Ofer Shechter, Ami Anidjar
Plot:
An upbeat comedy which takes place against the backdrop of the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon in May, 2000. The story follows three reserve soldiers, members of a military rock band, who get mixed up in a major drug smuggling scheme orchestrated by their corrupt commander, leaving them stranded in the "no man's land" between Israel and Lebanon. Caught between a gang of Hezbollah fighters and disgruntled members of the South Lebanon Army, the three soldiers must find a way to return to Israel alive without any combat experience and with a guitar as their only weapon.
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