Ricochets

Jan 1, 1986

1h 31m

★ 6.2

Overview

The story of a platoon of Israeli soldiers in Lebanon of 1986, shortly before Israeli withdrawal, and the dilemmas they face in having to fight against Lebanese guerilla in a hostile but civilian area.

Genres

Drama

War

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Cast

Georgie

Alon Aboutboul

Tuvia

Shaul Mizrahi

Gadi

Roni Finkovitz

Effi

Boaz Ofri

Bambino

Dudu Ben-Zeev

Raouf

Nazzy Rabach

Miki

Ossi Hillel

Shaul Mofaz

Itzik Mordechai

Micha Shagrir

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