Seeds of Summer
Seeds of Summer

Seeds of Summer

4.0

1 hr 5 min

2008-01-01

4

Seven years after completing an Israeli Defense Course for female combat soldiers, director Hen Lasker returns to take a deeper look at the place where she first fell in love with a woman. Over the course of 66 days and nights, Lasker shoots a fly-on-the-wall documentary that allows unprecedented intimacy into the lives of the trainees and commanders of the Israeli army. The dichotomy of the innocence of these baby-faced trainees with the heavy burden of military service is a central theme of the film, illustrated in a scene where they discuss losing their virginity while waiting their turn to fire a machine gun. But it is the director’s relationship with Smadar, a breathtaking commander struggling to mask her gentle soul with a strict military persona, which makes the film truly enchanting. The intersection of love, duty, and personal growth thrive through to the film’s surprisingly moving finish.

Comedy

Documentary

Romance

Trailers

Characters

Hen Lasker

Hen Lasker

Herself

Yarden Nir

Yarden Nir

Herself

Smadar Gilad

Smadar Gilad

Herself

Lotem Boiem

Lotem Boiem

Herself

Karim Lapidot

Karim Lapidot

Herself

Nizar Hassan

Nizar Hassan

Herself

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