Time Off

1990 0h 45m HE

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5.7

MID

★5.7TMDB · 13

Drama

Synopsis

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A young soldier is being treated very harsh by his commanding lieutenant. Just before they will be sent out to Lebanon, their battalion gets one day off to relax in Jerusalem. There the soldier finds out the lieutenant has sex in a public park.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Gil Frank
Erez
Hanoch Re'im
Yonatan
Tzufit Grant
Mali

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eytan Fox
Languages: Hebrew
Countries: Israel

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RUNTIME

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Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eytan Fox, shot by Avraham Karpick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Yosef Grunfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Gil Frank and Hanoch Re'im and Tzufit Grant carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098993 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eytan Fox directs. Avraham Karpick behind the camera. Yosef Grunfeld cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Israel. Dialogue in Hebrew.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 45-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
236 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Eytan Fox, shot by Avraham Karpick. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Yosef Grunfeld shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Gil Frank and Hanoch Re'im and Tzufit Grant carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0098993 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.