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Revisiting a War That's Seldom Discussed
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The military cannot have liked the film much, either, though an Israel Defense Forces spokeswoman said she had no comment on it.
In accordance with military policy, Mozer had the film reviewed by IDF officials before it was shown publicly. Initially, censors wanted to make significant cuts. "We had a lot of fights," he said. "They shouted and I shouted."
In the end, there were only two minor changes.
To Mozer, it was important to represent the experiences of his fellow soldiers as they actually happened, without any gloss.
"I don't think of this as an anti-Israel film. Not at all. I care about this country. I'm part of it," he said. "But Israel just moved to the next headline and forgot about this war. We really need to hear the voices of the people of this war, and to understand how traumatic it was for them."
Special correspondent Samuel Sockol contributed to this report.
