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Interesting View of Life in Israel
Renen Scher's Late Summer Blues follows a group of Tel-Aviv youths in the summer prior to their enlistment in the Army. This group of youths, however, are not typical Israelis. They are quite leftist and pacifistic in their views. The main conflict is the debate between the most die-hard pacifist and his friend, Mossi, over whether or not to enlist. Along the way we see the impact of the wars and military life on Israeli society. This movie would have been even better had the director had a larger budget to work with, but movies in Israel are a small business. Still, as a portrait of Israeli life it is worthwhile, although the main characters are certainly not representative of Israeli youth.

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A beautifully done, sensitive and potent movie
I have used this video to teach teenagers about the impact of imminent war on a society. It is very well done, a bit sentimental at times but worth it. I recommend this movie whole-heartedly.

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Excellent coming-of-age movie
This movie, like "Stand By Me" examines coming of age in a deep manner. In this case, rather than starring 12-year-olds, it stars post-high school kids going to the Israeli army. It asks a lot of questions and it makes a lot of good points. At the end, Margo says something like "We were so stupid back then" and that I thought was a "read between the line" kind of line. To enjoy this movie, you don't have to know anything about Israel (besides the draft) because the movie examines a universal theme.