Veterans (Full Medal Jacket)
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Veterans (Full Medal Jacket)
Veterans focuses on WWII veterans, once fighters in the Red Army and now uprooted immigrants, fighting for their place in society. These people, who experienced the twentieth century’s bloodiest war as Soviet soldiers, immigrated to Israel after the collapse of the Soviet Union and found themselves in a society that is totally indifferent to their glorious past. The film offers a close and compassionate look at the veterans’ lives, fueled by complexity, pain, and an almost silent insult, alongside joy and self-deprecating humor. The feeling of living on borrowed time drives the veterans to embark on what may be their last adventure. Through this comic, sentimental, and somewhat sad journey, they will be confronted with the way they have remembered the past and face the new reality in present-day Russia.
Festivals and Awards:
The Jerusalem Film Festival, 2013
Director: Tanya Aizikovich
Producer: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait
Production Company: Lama Films
Cinematographer: Tanya Aizikovich
Editor: Gil Schneider
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Doco
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: וטרנים
Relevant Links:
Official WebsiteVeterans focuses on WWII veterans, once fighters in the Red Army and now uprooted immigrants, fighting for their place in society. These people, who experienced the twentieth century’s bloodiest war as Soviet soldiers, immigrated to Israel after the collapse of the Soviet Union and found themselves in a society that is totally indifferent to their glorious past. The film offers a close and compassionate look at the veterans’ lives, fueled by complexity, pain, and an almost silent insult, alongside joy and self-deprecating humor. The feeling of living on borrowed time drives the veterans to embark on what may be their last adventure. Through this comic, sentimental, and somewhat sad journey, they will be confronted with the way they have remembered the past and face the new reality in present-day Russia.
Festivals and Awards:
The Jerusalem Film Festival, 2013
Relevant Links:
Official WebsiteDirector: Tanya Aizikovich
Producer: Amir Harel, Ayelet Kait
Production Company: Lama Films
Cinematographer: Tanya Aizikovich
Editor: Gil Schneider
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, Yes Doco
Distributor: Go2Films
Subtitles: English, Hebrew
Film Name in Hebrew: וטרנים