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Micha, the director and protagonist of this film, is very disturbed by historian Uri Milstein’s upcoming, in-depth investigation into what really happened during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, during the First Lebanon War. In the name of military camaraderie, he supports Ira, the battalion commander, as he prepares for his interviews with Milstein. After all, Micha was Uri’s second in command. But then the nightmares return, and they are filled with memories he tried to suppress. In conversations with other soldiers who were there, he encounters Zagagi, the chief operations officer, who stuns him by saying, “You abandoned your comrades on the battlefield!” Now Micha must contend with the accusation. Can there really be such a disparity between his persona as a bold, charismatic individual and the facts? As he looks his friends and daughters in the eye, he hopes that they will understand. Most of all, he hopes that thirty years later, he can say that the story of Sultan Yacoub is finally over.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Director: Micha Livne
Producer: Micha Livne
Production Company: Micha Livne - Idocu
Cinematographer: Yosi Seles
Editor: Chen Shelach
Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Nagel
Original Soundtrack: Itamar Gross
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, IBA - Channel 1
Script: Micha Livne
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: סיפור סגור
Category: History / Israeli Society
Tag Words: Battle IDF Lebanon War memory military Nightmares soldier Sultan Yacoub War
Micha, the director and protagonist of this film, is very disturbed by historian Uri Milstein’s upcoming, in-depth investigation into what really happened during the Battle of Sultan Yacoub, during the First Lebanon War. In the name of military camaraderie, he supports Ira, the battalion commander, as he prepares for his interviews with Milstein. After all, Micha was Uri’s second in command. But then the nightmares return, and they are filled with memories he tried to suppress. In conversations with other soldiers who were there, he encounters Zagagi, the chief operations officer, who stuns him by saying, “You abandoned your comrades on the battlefield!” Now Micha must contend with the accusation. Can there really be such a disparity between his persona as a bold, charismatic individual and the facts? As he looks his friends and daughters in the eye, he hopes that they will understand. Most of all, he hopes that thirty years later, he can say that the story of Sultan Yacoub is finally over.
Festivals and Awards:
DocAviv International Film Festival, Israel, 2015
Director: Micha Livne
Producer: Micha Livne
Production Company: Micha Livne - Idocu
Cinematographer: Yosi Seles
Editor: Chen Shelach
Soundtrack Editor: Ronen Nagel
Original Soundtrack: Itamar Gross
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, IBA - Channel 1
Script: Micha Livne
Subtitles: Hebrew, English
Film Name in Hebrew: סיפור סגור
Category: History / Israeli Society
Tag Words: Battle IDF Lebanon War memory military Nightmares soldier Sultan Yacoub War