Sister, Soldier
Director Dikla Zeidler
Countries Israel, Netherlands
Duration 70 min
Synopsis
Sister, Soldier starts with Chamoetal, the 18-year-old sister of the filmmaker, on the moment she starts with her obligatory military service in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the Israeli Army (IDF). Out of curiosity how her younger sister will develop within the army, Dikla Zeidler decided to film her sister during her army-service. But Chamoetal is not the first family member to serve in the IDF. Father Amit has served almost his whole life. He never talked about this, but now for the first time he answers questions about his army time. What was the limit for father Amit; what made him stop fighting for Israel? And how far is sister Chamoetal ready to go for the army?
Sister, Soldier starts with Chamoetal, the 18-year-old sister of the filmmaker, on the moment she starts with her obligatory military service in the Spokesperson’s Unit of the Israeli Army (IDF). Out of curiosity how her younger sister will develop within the army, Dikla Zeidler decided to film her sister during her army-service. But Chamoetal is not the first family member to serve in the IDF. Father Amit has served almost his whole life. He never talked about this, but now for the first time he answers questions about his army time. What was the limit for father Amit; what made him stop fighting for Israel? And how far is sister Chamoetal ready to go for the army?