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To Stand on One’s Feet

Producer

לעמוד על הרגליים

מפיק

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Year

1999

Duration

47

Genre

Documentary

Production details

Production country: Israel
Filming Location: Israel
Image: B&W, Color
Languages: Hebrew
Available Formats: DVD

Credits

Director: Eli Cohen
Created by: Micha Shagrir and Dan Arazi – Kastel Films Ltd.
Production by the Israel Film Service
Script: Eli Cohen
Cinematography: Daniel Schneor, Ya'ackov Saporta
Editing: Tova Drori, Adi Binyaminov
Music: Shlomo Gronich, Arik Rudich
Production Management: Katriel Schori

The film traces the recovery stages of IDF soldier Yoel Sharon who was injured during the Yom Kippur War. Sharon was severely wounded in the battle for the city of Suez and as a result was paralyzed from the waist down. He was a photography student who returned home from London in order to help fight the war. In this film we follow his convalescence, his optimism and sheer will. He was studying photography and took a break from his studies, but could not return because of the circumstances. Instead, with great will power he was able to become a filmmaker. We meet Yoel 14 years later as he is working on a feature film about a soldier who is wounded on the first day of battle…

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