{"product_id":"cup-final","title":"Cup Final","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eProduct Description\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCUP FINAL is \"a splendid anti-war film,\" (The New York Times) that cleverly uses the sports world as a metaphor to examine the passions and drive behind going to war and winning a game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's June, 1982. Israel has just invaded Lebanon. Unfortunately, this action takes place while the World Cup soccer tournament is held in Spain. Cohen (Moshe Ivgi), an Israeli reserve soldier, has tickets for the games in Barcelona, but he is stuck in South Lebanon, seeking out the enemy. Things go from bad to worse for him when he is captured by a band of retreating PLO soldiers en route to Beirut. Cohen's only solace is that the PLO leader, Ziad (Muhamed Bacri), shares his passion for the Italian national soccer team and as they travel through the war-torn country side they stop periodically to follow the action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCUP FINAL is a tale of shared humanity, laced with humor, wit and emotion, which shows that, though enemies on one front, human beings can be allies on another. It also shows how passions can flare and violence can erupt anywhere at anytime, leaving a deadly path. Extraordinary ensemble acting, and particularly the portrayal of the two main characters, Cohen and Ziad, under Eran Riklis direction, keeps the story politically even-handed as the film contemplates ideas of human bonding and geographical boundaries.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003e \u003cspan\u003eReview\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cspan\u003eCup Final is a worthy addition to the books, movies, songs and artwork whose intense focus on the human consequences of war makes one wonder if any idea, land mass or grievance is worth such unseemly chaos, brutal dignity and unceasing pain. --New York Newsday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's a powerful film, and yet one of the most unassuming great movies ever made. A surprising, stirring film. --Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFlat out one of the finest Israeli films ever made-- and one of world cinema's most effective anti-war pictures --Los Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Dvd","offer_id":45913492783295,"sku":"a4e43b65-46e6-43f3-88da-27ea4e5245dc","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/268bac74e2910f5a1b849ae695935ee8.jpg?v=1785047970","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/cup-final","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}