Foxtrot (2017 film)

Foxtrot
Film poster
Hebrewפוֹקְסטְרוֹט
Directed bySamuel Maoz
Written bySamuel Maoz
Produced byEitan Mansuri [he]
Starring
CinematographyGiora Bejach[1]
Edited by
Music by
  • Ophir Leibovitch
  • Amit Poznansky
Production
company
Bord Cadre Films
Release date
Running time
112 minutes
Countries
  • Israel
  • Germany
  • France
  • Switzerland[3]
LanguageHebrew

Foxtrot (Hebrew: פוֹקְסטְרוֹט) is a 2017 internationally co-produced drama film written and directed by Samuel Maoz. It stars Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler as a couple who are informed that their son, an IDF soldier, was killed in action.

The film was screened in the competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Grand Jury Prize Silver Lion.[4][5] It was also screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.[6] It won the Ophir Award for Best Film,[7] therefore becoming the Israeli entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[8] Later in the year, it made the December shortlist,[9] but ultimately did not receive a nomination.

  1. ^ "Foxtrot". Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. ^ Roxborough, Scott (30 August 2017). "Venice: Israeli Soldier Breaks Out the Moves in Samuel Maoz's 'Foxtrot' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (16 August 2017). "The Match Factory launches Samuel Maoz's Foxtrot". Screen Daily. Screen International. Retrieved 30 August 2017. The Hebrew, Arabic and German language film is an Israel-Germany-France-Switzerland co-production for Pola Pandora Filmproduktions, Spiro Films, A.S.A.P. Films and KNM. Co-production companies are Bord Cadre Films and Arte France Cinema.
  4. ^ Lawless, Jill (2 September 2017). "'Foxtrot' probes family grief and Israeli trauma". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ Anderson, Ariston (9 September 2017). "Venice: Guillermo del Toro Wins Golden Lion for 'The Shape of Water'". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ Pond, Steve (15 August 2017). "Aaron Sorkin, Brie Larson, Louis CK Movies Added to Toronto Film Festival Lineup". TheWrap. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  7. ^ Brown, Hannah (19 August 2017). "2017 Ophir nominations announced". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ^ Kamin, Debra (19 September 2017). "Israel's 'Foxtrot' Sweeps Ophir Awards to Become Country's Oscar Entry". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  9. ^ Pond, Steve (14 December 2017). "Oscars Foreign Language Shortlist Includes 'The Square,' 'A Fantastic Woman'". TheWrap. Retrieved 14 December 2017.