Tmunat Hanitzahon

Very well made Israeli movie with excellent characters,wonderful acting (Joy Reiger is sensational) what I liked most is that it's a true story. The action scenes are very realistic and the human emotional scenes are very touching. The director did a tremendous job. You will love it.

War always attracts me and the post ww2 middle east is like putting a hand inside a nest of yellow jackets, also when reviewing.....

its 1947-48, a kibbutz that has been established around gaza-strip, maybe further north, is repeatedly under attack from arab neighbours. The kibbutz becomes heavily fortified by military involvement, and its a rag and tag highly sophisticated drama in arabic and jiddisch evolves. At the day that mr ben-gurion declares the israeli state a war breaks out, and its the fatality of that escalation that you will meet when watching ''image of victory''.

Its not a supertechnical production, there are plotholes and minor flaws here and there, some low tech special effects, but there is an eerie athmosphere lingering there , its like the song ''ship to shore'', a bad communication ephistel, a flick inspired by actual events.

The acting is fun, consistent and good, and good comedy twined into the grave serious issues taking place is relieving and precious. But most of all its a drama about love trust and sacrifice. A recmmend from the grumpy old man.

Exceptional movie. Someone wrote it is anti-war movie. It is not anti-war movie, it is anti those who start the wars, who abuse peoples' elevated emotions and send them to kill and to be killed, instead of trying to resolve the existing grievances in a peaceful way. It also directed against those who makes an entertainment from the human tragedies depicting them as an "image of victory", just like ancient Romans found a fun in watching gladiators fights. It tells how little progress we made in the last 2000 years, despite our achievement in technology and science. It also gives a clever idea that what you may see as your victory in reality could be the image of your defeat.

One objection I have to the movie is how it portrays Aba Kovner. Aba Kovner was one of the leaders of the unground resistance in Vilnius ghetto, a heroic fighter against Nazis and a prolific poet. You can find more information about him by surfing the internet.

Since I know the area and some of the stories from Israel's independence war, it was interesting to see our history come to life. The storyline is good and so are the actors but some of the scenes, specifically some of the battle scenes, seem amateurish, but maybe it's because that's how untrained soldiers and new immigrants fought at the time. Trying to bring the story from both sides of the conflict is interesting, humanizing the other side. Worth watching!

So first in general I love Avi neshers works . He has some gems . This is one of them. It's a great film. There's one major issue . Gratuitous nudity . To which there's no need ..... I don't understand why this was added to film. It adds nothing and makes it unable to be watched by kids and religus . This could be shown in school if not for that or to children . Due to that wouldnt.... It's a powerful movie . I don't agree with all the points made but I think Avi is fair and trust to be neutral. Hes done this in the past . Which is rare as most Israeli media is super left wing . He shows the good , bad and ugly . Would give 10/10 if not for unnecessary nudity ....