Azimuth
During the Six Day War, two wounded soldiers, an Egyptian and an Israeli, face off against each other in the Sinai in a struggle for survival.
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Azimuth A Film by: Mike Burstyn (Israel, 2017, 75 min, Hebrew, Arabic, English with English subtitles, Cast: Sammy Sheik, Yivtach Klein) |  |
The Six Day War, June 11th, 1967. An Israeli sergeant and an Egyptian soldier encounter each other in an abandoned UNEF post in the Sinai desert on the day after the Israeli/Egyptian cease fire. During an ensuing firefight both men get trapped in the abandoned post; the Israeli on the ground floor, the Egyptian on the upper. Outside stands the sergeant’s Jeep, awaiting the victor. Two soldiers, one goal: Survival!
FESTIVALS & SCREENINGS
• Best Narrative Feature in Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2017
• Haifa International FF 2017
• LA Israeli FF 2017
• Montreal World Film Festival 2017
• Miami Jewish Film Festival 2018
• JIFF Australia 2018
• East Bay JIFF 2018
• Northern Virginia JFF 2018
• Chicago Festival for Israeli Cinema 2018
• Columbia University 2018
• Atlantic JFF 2018
• Denver JFF 2019
• Orange County JFF 2019
• IAC LA 2019
• The Avalon Washington 2019
• Toronto JFF 2019
• Blatimore JFF 2019
• Liberal Synagogue of Amsterdam 2019
• Central NJ JCC 2019
• Detroit JFF 2019