Wow. Interesting film specifically about the death of an Israeli youth in the army. Takes a very interesting twist. Slow moving, full of symbolism. Well done. It's a commentary on the effect on Israel of the political situation it has created. Sad.

Wickedly strange and beautiful. It's hard to put into words a summary of its narrative structure. It seems as if halfway through the script, the writer wanted to completely change directions but for some reason, it works. The obvious political themes are very interesting but the overall sadness of the specific circumstances these characters and many people in real life similarly are in is what really drives its story.

An intriguing premise that, regrettably, is rather clumsily structured at times, with overly long pregnant pauses and an overabundance of vague allusions to revelations obviously to come, many of which easily could have been worked into the narrative earlier on to promote more compelling (and more temporally economical) storytelling. While the film tends to get better the further on one gets into it, the picture also has an unfortunate tendency to backslide into its shortcomings at times just when it starts to get better. A noble attempt at doing something meaningful and important whose choreography, unfortunately, ends up with the story often tripping over its own feet.

It captured my heart, there is just one word "sadness ". Fully recommended.

The people and the settings in this movie about untimely death feel uncommonly realistic. It's almost as if you have too close a look into these lives. Limited release. (I'm glad to be in LA.)

need to win in oscar, very good!

Beginning with a knock on the door that no parents of soldiers would want to have, Samuel Maoz's new film examines and explores the cruelness in life that is caused by the absurdity of fate and the futility of war, as well as the devastating effect of loss in a simple story presented as a Greek tragedy in three acts. Patience is rewarded here as the film moves at a pace best described as 'arthouse' but this in turn allows the audience to consider and reflect upon the allegorical themes behind the narrative whilst taking in and relish some of the best visuals I've seen this film festival. Hauntingly beautiful imageries that stay with me and keeps me pondering long after the screening. It would not be an understatement to say that the cinematography in this film - the claustrophobic framing, the aerial shots as if looking down from heaven above and the poignant movement of the camera - is an integral part of the narrative that communicates and illuminates what the film wants to say, as much as, if not more than, the words do. A capable cast brings out the sentiments and humour in both scenes of high emotions dealing with grief and scenes of mundanity and boredom at a military checkpoint. After the visceral excitement of Lebanon, Moaz proves he is equally powerful and adaptable in a quieter and more sombre mode.

Foxtrot is a story of unintentional mistakes that pushes life forward, for better or for worse. Samuel Maoz masters the art of calculated time and pace, unveiling a typical yet unique Israeli family and people's imperfections. In Israel, it is a mandatory obligation for adult men and women to serve in the military when they reach the age of 18, and so it is every family's worst nightmare to learn their child has fallen as a soldier. When two military officers show up at the Feldman's home unannounced, the mother (Sarah Adler) faints and the father (Lior Ashkenazi) is struck numb. Surprisingly experienced, the officers professionally handle this devastated family with shots and medical advice, contrasting the family's complete devastation. The scene is powerful in demonstrating the effect of war on a microscopic level. Such is the absurdity of life that one's course of life can be so much altered by random, unintentional mistakes. It turns out that the military had matched the wrong man, and the child of the family is alive and well guarding a checking point in Israel. However we will learn that such a mistake of life and death has a much more lasting effect than imaginable, and tragedy sites not flip and become a happy ending. Many more mistakes surface within the Feldman family, some are from the past yet still haunting the present, others are domino effects of past mistakes. As ridiculous as they seem, these mistakes can be fatal. Should life be lived more carefully or without care for consequences? Should fate by worshipped or ridiculed? What is the meaning of life that is so vulnerable to chances? What is the definition of fairness in life? These are questions lingering after the screen has gone dark. The cinematography was amazingly done with this simple yet complicated film. The unique juxtaposition of tragedy and comedy creates meanings to the film, while characters are given personality, depth, and history. It is dramatic, entertaining and thought-provoking at the same time. Well worthwhile.

"Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future" Oscar WildeFew times in life you will see a movie that´ll surprise you like Foxtrot. And you can take that as a compliment or as critic, however you feel being fooled. I like it personally.Foxtrot is a work of art, and as the director described it, the perfect dance between father and son. Something you coordinated between two souls that you would not expect, but that at the end of day becomes beautiful. That is Foxtrot.The actors, they are all magnificent representing a broken role in a broken society. And specially in the situation they are supposed to represent, they really know how to look you in the eyes and tell you that the world is not alright. And that they need help.Foxtrot is a dance because it keeps flowing constantly throughout the film, not even taking a moment to breath. Following the rhythm of the music as the tragedy moves on. And just like everything around them, staring at the world falling apart. Because there´s not much that you can do.

Surreal, mysterious, and emotionally gripping, Foxtrot is a masterful piece of cinema.

The film's bold structure keeps the audience on its toes.

Samuel Maoz's Foxtrot toys with our emotions, but that doesn't mean it lacks any of its own. This is an energetic and structurally audacious jukebox of sensations, prioritising impulse over precision and thought over action.

The film is a masterpiece.

Continuous conflict consumes all and everyone in its wake in this intense telling from the same filmmaker who gave us the powerful "Lebanon."

Like a self-inflicted wound, it leaves a mark.