Close to Home ( Hebrew : קרוב לבית , romanized : Karov la bayit ) is a 2005 Israeli drama film directed by Dalia Hager and Vidi Bilu , and starring Smadar Sayar and Naama Schedar . It is the first film about the experience of female soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces .
14-969: (Redirected from Close To Home ) Close to Home may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] Close to Home (film) , a 2005 Israeli movie Close to Home (2001 film) , an American TV movie starring Gabrielle Union Close to Home (1975 TV series) , a New Zealand soap opera Close to Home (1989 TV series) , a UK sitcom Close to Home (2005 TV series) , an American crime drama Television episodes "Close to Home" ( All Saints ) "Close to Home" ( The Bill ) "Close to Home" ( Canada's Worst Driver ) "Close to Home" ( Casualty ) "Close to Home" ( The Cosby Show ) "Close to Home" ( Under Cover ) "Close to Home" ( Wildfire ) "Close to Home" ( Wycliffe ) Music [ edit ] Close to Home (Beverley Craven album) , an album by Beverley Craven Close to Home (band) , an American post-hardcore band "Close to Home",
28-407: A 1999 song by The Get Up Kids from their album Something to Write Home About "Close to Home", a 2002 song by Blue Six from their album Beautiful Tomorrow Close to Home (Aitch album) , 2022 Books [ edit ] Close to Home (Magee novel) , a 2023 novel by Michael Magee Close to Home (Moggach novel) a 1979 novel by Deborah Moggach Close to Home (Robinson novel)
42-435: A 2003 novel by Peter Robinson Close to Home: A Materialist Analysis of Women's Oppression , a 1984 book by Christine Delphy Other media [ edit ] Close to Home (comic strip) , a syndicated comic strip by John McPherson See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Close to Home Closer to Home , an album by Grand Funk Railroad " I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) ",
56-702: A bomb that explodes near them (in the Nahalat Shiva neighborhood) and a near-lynch they barely manage to prevent of a man who refuses to show them his ID, build a strong friendship between them. This article related to an Israeli film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This 2000s drama film–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Jerusalem Film Festival Spirit of Freedom Award Anat Pirchi Drama Award Best International Film Jewish Experience Awards The Jerusalem Film Festival ( Hebrew : פסטיבל הקולנוע ירושלים , Arabic : مهرجان القدس السينمائي )
70-843: Is an international film festival held annually in Jerusalem , It was established in 1984 by the Director of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia Van Leer , and has since become the main Israeli event for filmmakers and enthusiasts. Over the course of ten days every summer, over 200 films from 60 countries are screened at the Festival, along with a variety of special events, panels, and meetings with prominent local and international filmmakers, as well as professional industry workshops and events. The Festival
84-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Close to Home (film) Smadar (Sayar) and Mirit (Schendar), both 18 years old, are assigned to patrol the streets of Jerusalem together as part of their military service. Worlds apart in their personality, their initial frosty relationship becomes a friendship as they deal with their own emotional issues,
98-513: The Festival has included the Pitch Point, a platform for Israeli artists to present their full-length feature projects in stages of development and production, to select members of the international film industry. This allows local filmmakers to create international networks of communication, expand financing and resources, and promote co-productions and potential collaborations. The Festival spotlights Israeli cinema, with competitions carrying
112-586: The IDF, hoping to serve in a position of responsibility and influence. She is assigned to a Border Police unit of female soldiers with a diverse group of personnel and no proper training provided. The unit's main role is to check the identification cards of passersby in Jerusalem , with the notion that this might help prevent terrorist attacks . In practice, it's difficult to determine if the unit has any real security value. The female soldiers harass passersby, many of them avoid taking their duties seriously, and service in
126-805: The In the Spirit of Freedom Award for cinematic pieces dealing with man's constant strife for justice and freedom, the Intersections prize competition for experimental film, the International Debut Award, the Jewish Experience Award for films dealing with issues of Jewish identity and history, and the Wim van Leer Award for High School Students. The Jerusalem Film Festival holds its traditional opening event at Sultan's Pool in
140-583: The crushes and break-ups in their love lives, as well as the political realities of the city in which they live. The film premiered at the 2005 Jerusalem Film Festival . It also showed at the 56th Berlin International Film Festival where it was awarded a prize by the International Association of Art Film Houses. Mirit (Naama Shender) is a melancholic and serious young woman from a good family who enlists in
154-432: The largest awards, exposes local art to international journalists and professionals, screens Israeli premieres along with retrospectives and new restorations of the finest Israeli films. Through these competitions, nearly 10 million dollars in prizes have been awarded to Israeli filmmakers in the fields of feature, documentary, student, and short films. The Festival awards prizes for best international films. Other prizes are
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#1732802515526168-574: The title song So Close to Home , an album by The Gathering Field Too Close to Home , a novel by Linwood Barclay Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Close to Home . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Close_to_Home&oldid=1213879864 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
182-501: The unit is unpleasant and unfulfilling. Mirit particularly struggles to adapt to her patrol partner, Smadar (Smadar Sayar), who is very different from her in many ways. Smadar pressures her to overcome her shyness and flirt with men passing on the street. One consequence of this is that Mirit is tempted to dance with hotel guests she's supposed to be guarding, gets caught by her commanders, and is sent to military prison. However, various crises that Mirit and Smadar experience together, such as
196-531: Was established by Israel Prize recipient and founder of the Jerusalem Cinematheque and Israeli Film Archive, Lia Van Leer. After being invited to serve on the jury at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival , Van Leer decided to create Israel's first international film festival. Already in its first year, the Festival had the honor of hosting key cinematic figures such as Jeanne Moreau , Lillian Gish , Warren Beatty and John Schlesinger . Since 2005,
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