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Film Review of "Karov La Bayit" aka "Close to Home" Transfax Film Productions and IFC First Take Films Limited USA release: February 14, 2007 Writers/Directors Vardit Bilu and Dalia Hagar offer viewers rare insight into the world of women soldiers in Israel with “Karov La Bayit”. The summary they offer on IMDb.com could be considered slightly inaccurate, in that they claim that their heroines would by nature avoid each other. Mirit and Smadar are admittedly an unlikely pair – Mirit shy and relatively out of place with the other soldiers, and Smadar outgoing and a bit wild. Service in the Magav – Israeli Border Police – is something Mirit takes more seriously than Smadar at first. Between being harassed by a Jewish citizen on a bus after a “lesson” from their commander on recognizing Arabs, and being separated from Mirit during a Pigua – terror explosion, Smadar’s attitude about her service changes quickly. The explosion is a turning point for Mirit and Smadar, and they bond quickly for a time afterward. Mirit experiences some trouble in her service, and her feeling that it was caused by Smadar’s influence drives a wedge between them. It is a short-lived separation, and afterward the girls are even closer than before. “Karov La Bayit” is an accurate picture of military service for women in Jerusalem, and is an excellent film for raising cultural awareness. Because it was written and directed by two women, it is a story from purely the women’s point of view. This film is marketed worldwide under the title “Karov La Bayit”, and is being distributed in the USA by IFC under the title “Close to Home”. It is in limited theatre release, and is available in some areas through “On Demand” cable television service, where “IFC in Theatres” service is offered. |