
Michael and Dafna are devastated when Army officials show up at their home to announce the death of their son Jonathan. While his sedated wife rests, Michael spirals into a whirlwind of anger only to experience one of life's unfathomable twists, which rival the surreal military experiences of his son.... (Full plot summary below)
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Michael and Dafna are devastated when Army officials show up at their home to announce the death of their son Jonathan. While his sedated wife rests, Michael spirals into a whirlwind of anger only to experience one of life's unfathomable twists, which rival the surreal military experiences of his son.
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| The PlaylistOliver LytteltonIt’s a film that can swing between absurdist humor and brutal gut-punch sadness in a way that’s rare and, at times, truly profound. |
| CineuropaKaleem AftabMaoz has made a film with many moments of heart-breaking brilliance, but he also makes the plot veer in so many different directions until it eventually spins out of control. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranAn intricate, dazzling cinematic dance, Foxtrot goes both deeper in and further out than standard-issue cinema. It's profound and moving and wild and crazy at the same time, simultaneously telling a specific story and offering an emotional snapshot of a country whose very soul seems to be at risk. |
| IndiewireEric KohnMaoz maintains such a riveting formalism that everything seems to fit together. |
| VarietyJay WeissbergBrilliantly constructed with a visual audacity that serves the subject rather than the other way around, this is award-winning filmmaking on a fearless level. |
| Washington PostAnn HornadayGraced by superb performances, especially from Ashkenazi and Adler, this gentle but devastating portrait bursts with integrity and tough honesty, even in its most lighthearted moments. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Kate TaylorFoxtrot is an admirably precise yet dreamlike film, probing the trap in which contemporary Israel finds itself. It is deliberately designed, superbly filmed and affectingly acted by Lior Ashkenazi and Sarah Adler as the stricken Feldmanns. |
| The Associated PressLindsey BahrThere is a precise sensation of out-of-body powerlessness and comic absurdity throughout that can only be described as dream-like. And the overall experience is a meditative and powerful one. |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlMaoz is as good at youthful languor as he is at the process of grief. This middle section of the film abounds with insights and moments of surprising desert beauty. |
| National PostChris KnightThis is a movie that invites but ultimately transcends analysis, delivering its final, poignant emotional punch directly to the soul. |