Under the Bombs

Enjoyable movie. Acting is solid.

It's August, 2006 Lebanon. After 33 days of Israeli airstrikes, a ceasefire is declared with the help of the UN.

This was a very engrossing film about the immediate aftermath of the war in South Lebanon in 2006. The film starts with graphic footage of Israeli bombing of Lebanese towns and refugee camps: modern weaponry is not for the faint hearted.

There at several superlatively excellent reviews here already, I won't outline the film. Simply put, this movie is an absolute must see for All Americans.

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This is a really good film. And due to the fact that it was shot during the actual crisis gives it a documentary feel.

I came across this on cable television in Australia, perhaps not so ironically at the same time that Israel was bombing Hamas in Palestine in January 2009. Possibly a deliberate programming choice - perhaps not.

Not sure why this film isn't rated higher. Its really good.

We were fortunate enough to see this film at the Sundace Film Festival, and I have rarely seen a more accomplished effort at portraying one of the worst atrocities of the past decade. Director Philippe Aractingi's ability to bring two feature actors into Lebanon on the tenth of thirty-three days of brutal Israeli bombing is nothing short of magnificent.