| The Vanishing Soldier | |
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| Directed by | Dani Rosenberg |
| Written by | Dani Rosenberg Amir Kliger |
| Produced by | Avraham Pirchi Chilik Michaeli Moshe Edery Leon Edery Itamar Pirchi |
| Starring | Ido Tako |
| Cinematography | David Stragmeister |
| Edited by | Nili Feller |
| Music by | Yuval Semo |
Production companies | Israel Film Fund United Channel Movies |
| Distributed by | Sophie Dulac Distribution (France) United King Films (Israel) |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Israel |
| Languages | French Hebrew |
The Vanishing Soldier (Hebrew: החייל הנעלם) is a 2023 Israeli war drama thriller film directed by Dani Rosenberg who co-wrote with Amir Kliger.[1] It is about a deserter soldier who sets out on a journey back home but his situation is complicated when his superiors think he was kidnapped by the enemy.[2] It stars Ido Tako[3] accompanied by Mika Reiss, Efrat Ben Zur, Tiki Dayan and Shmulik Cohen.[4]
The Vanishing Soldier had its world premiere on August 5, 2023, at the 76th Locarno Film Festival,[5] where it competed for the Golden Leopard.[6] The film received 11 Ophir Award nominations including Best Picture.[7]
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- ^ Bleasdale, John (2023-08-06). "Locarno Title 'The Vanishing Soldier' Drops Trailer, as Helmer Dani Rosenberg Talks Buster Keaton, Israeli Protests (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "Introducing the Kinoscope Programme of 29th Sarajevo Film Festivala". sff.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "נטש עמדת שמירה וברח: סיפורו האישי של הבמאי הפך לסרט שיתחרה בלוקרנו". Ynet (in Hebrew). 2023-07-05. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ "החייל הנעלם בפסטיבל לוקרנו". www.filmfund.org.il. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
- ^ Brink, Yaron Ten (2023-08-02). "קרב ענקים בפרס אופיר: 11 מועמדויות לאבי נשר - 12 לאיילת מנחמי". הקרב על פרסי אופיר: 11 מועמדויות לאבי נשר - 12 לאיילת מנחמי | טיים אאוט (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2023-08-13.