Lebanon -- NYT Critics' Pick

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Oshri Cohen, left, and Itay Tiran as Israeli soldiers in “Lebanon,” written and directed by Samuel Maoz. More Photos »
The View From the Lens of an Israeli Tank’s Scope
By A. O. SCOTT
Published: August 5, 2010

A scene early in “Lebanon” dramatizes the moral confusion of combat with unusual clarity and force. Shmulik (Yoav Donat), a nervous young Israeli soldier who operates the main gun in a tank, has orders to shoot a fast-approaching car. Through his viewfinder he can see the faces of the driver and passengers, and the fact of their humanity paralyzes his hand, preventing him from firing. More