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Spoiler-free premise

A military family receives devastating news and struggles with the uncertainty surrounding their son’s service.

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Michael and Dafna Feldmann are told that soldier son Jonathan has died during service, plunging their Tel Aviv home into grief and military procedure. The film then shifts to Jonathan's remote checkpoint, where boredom, mud, and arbitrary control shape daily duty.

Why it belongs

Foxtrot organizes grief as a formal dance of rooms, checkpoints, repetition, and absurd military procedure that circles back with devastating force.

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Under Samuel Maoz, Lior Ashkenazi's physical collapse gives geometry emotional cost. A tilted floor, measured water, notification rituals, a camel, a shipping container, identity checks, and the foxtrot's returning pattern make chance feel institutional.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20

Plus 1 additional win

No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

Institutional reference ranks

Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250—AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.4
Engagement8.5
Ease8.0

Hebrew · R
Narrative Feature
Mood: Bleak & Formally Bold