Lebanon (2009 film) Lebanon (2009 film) Lebanon (; Lebanon: The Soldier's Journey in the UK) is a 2009 internationally co-produced war film directed by Samuel Maoz. It won the Leone d'Oro at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Israeli-produced film to have won that honour. In Israel itself the film has caused some controversy. The film was nominated for ten Ophir Awards, including Best Film. The film also won the 14th Annual Satyajit Ray Award. Maoz based the film on his experience as a young Israeli conscript during the 1982 Lebanon War. The British newspaper "The Guardian" has described it
Sweet Country (2017 film) Sweet Country (2017 film) Sweet Country is a 2017 Australian western film directed by Warwick Thornton. It is set in 1929 in the outback of the Northern Territory, Australia. It was screened in the main competition section of the 74th Venice International Film Festival and in the Platform section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. At Venice, it won the Special Jury Prize award, and at TIFF it won the Platform Prize. It also won Best Feature Film at the 2017 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Sam is a middle-aged Aboriginal farmworker in the outback of Australia's Northern Territory. His