Dance of Despair: Israel, Trauma and Samuel Maoz's 'Foxtrot'

In his sophomore feature, Israeli auteur Samuel Maoz furthers his filmic exposition on the psycho-emotional reverberations of war across generations. A contentious work that critiques (and was, in turn, condemned by) its country of origin, Foxtrot is challenging cinema – and challenges us to dig more deeply into notions of nationalism and division, writes Anthony Carew.

Additional keywords:
Asian cinema, military, soldier, Middle East, Silver Lion, Venice Film Festival, Israel Defense Forces, IDF, repression, Jewish, intergenerational trauma, denial.