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Close to Home (also know as Karov La Bayit) full movie is released on Mar 16, 2006. Watch Close to Home online - the Hebrew Drama movie from Israel , which has achieved a worldwide gross of $67,110. Close to Home is directed by Vardit Bilu,Dalia Hager and created by Vardit Bilu with Smadar Sayar and Naama Schendar. Close to Home is available online on AMC+ Amazon Channel and AMC+ Roku Premium Channel.

Rebellious and outgoing Smadar can't stand types like Mirit. Mirit, introverted and frightened, keeps away from the likes of Smadar. But the two are thrown together as they are assigned to a patrol in Jerusalem as part of their compulsory military service. Their job is to stop Palestinian passersby, to ask for their identity cards, and to write down their details on special forms. You don't move from this place, don't sit down, don't smoke, don't eat, don't talk on your cell phones, says their commander, leaving them alone on the street with their patrol forms. What will they do now? This is the story of two 18-year-old girls who are busy with their own worlds--falling in love, break-ups, and the volatile relationship between the two--in an attempt to ignore the political reality in a city that slowly makes its way into their lives. As women, this film is our own way of soul searching, about our army service and the occupation

As know as:

Karov La Bayit, Une jeunesse comme une autre, Patrouille in Jerusalem, Karov LaBayit, Близо до вкъщи

Release Date:

Feb 16, 2007

Release Date (Streaming):

Jun 19, 2007

Countries:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew, English

Stream Service:

IFC Films

Production Companies:

Transfax Film Productions

Gross worldwide:

$67,110

Reviews

Linda Barnard
Toronto Star
While Close to Home follows a predictable path in its story, it's not without its charms, much of it down to the very believable portrayal of the young soldiers who view many of their duties with the world-weariness of terminally bored teens.
by rottentomatoes, May 18, 2007
Kamal Al-Solaylee
Globe and Mail
Both [main actresses] show their characters' growth while steadfastly and, sadly, unsuccessfully trying to hold on to the last vestiges of their innocence. If that's not the real tragedy of life in the Middle East, I don't know what is.
by rottentomatoes, May 18, 2007
Patrick Peters
Empire Magazine
A slyly subversive insight into the role of women in the Israeli military, this is a surprisingly compassionate satire that makes its political points without resorting to caricature.
by rottentomatoes, May 07, 2007

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