If the current day image of Israeli defence forces is that of a well organised, well equipped, mean fighting force, this series presents them in an entirely different light during the 1973 Yom Kippur war. Some of the soldiers are cry babies, some whine constantly, some are so selfish that you feel like wringing their neck!
If this is a realistic depiction of the Israeli army, I'm surprised the country still exists. Military discipline was non-existent; arguing about orders, no clear chain of command, soldiers running around questioning each other about what they should do in the middle of combat. They acted like they had never drilled for anything. They sat around talking about their feelings and had personal conversations over military radios as if they were cell phones. There was no organizing defenses, no next in chain-of-command stepping in when an officer was lost. It was embarrassing to watch. Looks like Israel has some "anti-national"
'creators' as well - as it is strange to see an Israeli show depicting their armed forces in such a poor light.
I do not generally like this genre! In spite of the flawed characters, I found it strangely fascinating - though at 1.4x to 2x speeds! May be the expression of the futility of war and waste of human life is what appealed to me! Some profound dialogs and a variety of human behaviour even during adversity, ranging from love to anger, loyalty to treachery.
Watch the original Hebrew version with subs like I did, rather than the netflix dubbed version as many have berated the dubbed version to be lousy.
Good or bad - give it a watch! I still have a few final episodes to go. Source: downloaded
Created by Daniel Amsel, Amit Cohen, Ron Leshem. With Avraham Aviv Alush, Lior Ashkenazi, Shahar Tavoch, Imri Biton. On October 6th 1973, the Middle East was shaken by the biggest war it had ever seen. A war that should have been the last one, and that forever changed the region.
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